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CATECHISM 

OF THE 

CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE 

FOR THE USE OF 

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS, 

AND 

Especially for those Children 
IN OUR Sunday Schools 
who have made their 
First Communion. 

BY 

J. H. SLIXGER, O. P. 




PEEMISSU .ysSgSsd^T^ SUPHEIOETJM, 



NEW YORK: 
PRINTED BY P. F. McBREEN, 14 & 16 ANN STREET. 



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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1877, 

By key. J. H. SLINGER, O. P., 

In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C. 



Thb Library 
of congrbss 

washington 



PREFACE. 



This CatechiBm is not intended to take the place of the small 
Catechisms now in common use in the United States, but to 
supplement them. The author having charge of a large Sunday- 
School for some years, felt the necessity of a Catechism for 
advanced pupils, which, while giving a much fuller explanation 
of the doctrines of our holy faith, would also give the same 
answers as those already learned whenever it would be found 
necessary to ask any of the questions contained in the small 
Catechisms. 

With this aim the present Catechism has been prepared, thus 
making it easy for the children, since they are not required to 
learn new answers to the same questions. It has also been the 
author's aim to make the questions and answers as clear and 
concise as possible. 

The texts and examples from Scripture for the elucidation 
of the questions considered have been chosen with great care ; 
these alone would make a valuable collection, and should be 
committed to memory, as they contain some of the proofs of the 
doctrines of the Catholic Church. The two Litanies in the 
Morning and Evening Prayers, and the Rosary of the Blessed 
Virgin, are inserted in this Catechism for the purpose of famil- 
iarizing the children with them, and teaching them how to say 
them correctly; the Prayers at Mass, to avoid the necessity of 
a Prayer Book; and a collection of familiar hymns which may 
be sung by the children during Mass, and at the beginning and 
close of Sunday School. 

Feast op St. Dominic, ) J. H. S. 

New York, 1877. f 



THE MANNER OF LAY PERSON BAPTIZING INFANTS, 
IN CASE OF DANGER OF DEATH. 



Take common water ^ pour it on the head or face of 
the childj and while you are pouring iiy say the 
following words: 

I baptize thee in the name of the Father, and of 
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, Amen. 

Note. — Any person, whether man, woman, or 
child, may baptize an infant in case of danger of 
death. But a parent should never baptize his own 
child, unless no one else is at hand to baptize it. 



MEMORAEE. 



Eemember, O most pious Virgin Mary, that it 
was never known or heard of, that any one who 
fled to thy protection, implored thy help or sought 
thy intercession, was ever abandoned by thee ; in- 
spired with this confidence, O Virgin Mother, to 
thee I come, before thee I stand sinful and sorrow- 
ful. 

(Here pause and make your petition. ) 

O mother of the Word Incarnate do not despise 
my petition but haar and in Ihy mercy grant it. 
Amen» 




Poiining pragijrs. 



^ In the name of the Father, and of the 
Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

AN ACT OF ADORATION. 

O Great God, the Sovereign Lord of 
heaven and earth ! I prostrate myself before 
Thee. With all the angels and saints I adore 
Thee. I acknowledge Thee to be my Creator 
and Sovereign Lord, my first beginning and 
my last end. I render to Thee the homage 
of my being and life. I submit myself to 
Thy holy will, and I devote myself to Thy 
divine service noAV and forever. 

AN ACT OF FAITH. 

O my God ! I firmly believe all the sacred 
truths which the holy Catholic Church be- 
lieves and teaches, because thou hast revealed 
them, who canst neither deceive nor be de- 
ceived. 



MORKIlSra PBAYERS. 



AN ACT OF HOPE. 



O my God ! relying upon Thy infinite: 
goodness and promises, I hope to obtaini 
pardon of my sins, the assistance of Thy 
grace and life everlasting, through the merits^ 
of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 

AN ACT OF LOYE. 

O my God ! I love Thee above all things 
with my whole heart and soul, purely because ' 
Thou art infinitely perfect and deserving of 
all love. I love also my neighbor as myself 
for the love of Thee. I forgive all who have 
injured me, and ask pardon of all whom I 
have injured. 

AN ACT OF THANKSGIVING. 

O glorious Trinity ! I praise Thee and give 
Thee thanks for the numberless benefits Thou 
hast bestowed upon me. I thank Thee, O 
heavenly Father ! for having created me to 
Thy own image and likeness, and for having 
preserved me to this day. I thank Thee, O 
merciful Son ! for having redeemed me by 
Thy death, and so often fed me with Thy 
precious body and blood. I thank thee, O 
Holy Ghost ! for having cleansed my soul by 



MOPvNINa PKAYERS. 7 

Thy grace in holy baptism, for having called 
me to the true faith, and so often washed me 
from my sins in the sacrament of penance. 
I thank Thee, O most bountiful God ! for 
having preserved me the past night, and 
granting me this day to serve Thee. I 
earnestly invite all the saints of heaven and 
earth to join with me in i^raise and thanks- 
giving for Thy infinite goodness. 

AN ACT OF CONTRITION. 

O my God ! I am most heartily sorry for 
all my sins, and I detest them above all things 
from the l3ottom of my heart, because they 
displease Thee, O my God ! who art most 
deserving of all my love; and I firmly pur- 
pose, by Thy holy grace, never more to offend 
Thee, and to do all that I can to atone for 
my sins and amend my life. 

THE LOED's prayer. 

Our Father, who art in heaven; hallo w^ed 
be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will 
be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us 
this day our daily bread, and forgive us our 
trespasses, as we forgive them who trespass 
against us. And lead us not into temptation ; 
but deliver us from evil. Amen, 



MORNIXa PRAYERS. 



THE ANGELICAL SALUTATION. 

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with 
thee; blessed art thou among women, and 
blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy 
Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners, 
now, and at the hour of our death. Amen. 

THE apostles' CBEED. 

T believe in God, the Father Almighty, 
Creator of heaven and earth; and in Jesus 
Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was con- 
ceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin 
Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was cru- 
cified, dead and buried; He descended into 
hell, the third day He rose again from the 
dead, He ascended into heaven, and sitteth 
at the right hand of God the Father 
Almighty: thence He shall come to judge 
the living and the dead. I believe in the 
Holy Ghost, the holy Catholic Church, the 
communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, 
the resurrection of the body, and life ever- 
lasting. Amen. 

THE CONFITEOR. 

I confess to Almighty God, to the blessed 
Mary ever Virgin, to blessed Michael the 
archangel, to blessed John the Baptist, to 



MORNIl^a PRAYERS. 9 

the holy apostles, Peter and Paul, and to all 
the saints, that I have sinned exceedingly in 
thought, word and deed, through my fault, 
through my fault, through my most grievous 
fault. Therefore I beseech the blessed Mary 
ever Virgin, blessed Michael the archangel, 
blessed John the Baptist, the holy apostles, 
Peter and Paul, and all the saints, to pray to 
the Lord our God for me. 

May the Almighty God have mercy on me, 
forgive me my sins, and bring me to ever- 
lasting life. Amen. 

May the almighty and merciful Lord grant 
me pardon, absolution and remission of all 
my sins. Amen. ♦ 

INVOKE THE BLESSED VIRGIN, YOUR GUARDIAN 
ANGEL AND YOUR PATRON SAINT. 

O holy Virgin, mother of God, my advo- 
cate and patroness, pray for thy poor servant, 
show thyself a mother to me; and thou, O 
blessed spirit whom God in his mercy has 
appointed to watch over me, intercede for 
me this day, that I may not stray from the 
path of virtue. Thou also, O happy saint 
whose name I bear, pray for me, that I may 
serve God faithfully in this life, as thou hast 
done, and glorify Him eternally with thee in 
heaven. Amen. 



10 MOElSriNG PEAYERS. 

THE LITANY OF THE HOLY NAME OF JESUS. 

Lord, have mercy on us. 

Christ, have mercy on us. 

Lord, have mercy on us. 

Christ, hear us. 

Christ, graciously hear us. 

God, the Father of heaven, 

God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, 

God, the Holy Ghost, 

Holy Trinity, one God. 

Jesus, Son of the living God, 

Jesus, splendor of the Father, 

Jesus, brightness of eternal life, 

Jesus, king of glory, 

Jesus, Son of Justice, 

Jesus, Son of the Virgin Mary, 

Jesus, most amiable, 

Jesus, most admirable, 

Jesus, powerful God, 

Jesus, Father of the world to come, 

Jesus, angel of the Great Council, 

Jesus, most patient, 

Jesus, most obedient, 

Jesus, meek and humble of heart, 

Jesus, lover of chastity, 

Jesus, God of peace, 

Jesus, lover of mankind, 

Jesus, author of life, 



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MORl^Il^G PRAYERS. 11 

Jesus, model of virtues, 

Jesus, zealous for souls, 

Jesus, our God, 

Jesus, our refuge, 

Jesus, father of the poor, 

Jesus, treasure of the faithful, 

Jesus, good shepherd, 

Jesus, true light, 

Jesus, eternal wisdom, 

Jesus, infinite goodness, 

Jesus, our way and our life, 

Jesus, joy of angels, 

Jesus, king of the patriarchs, 

Jesus, master of the apostles, 

Jesus, teacher of the evangelists^ 

Jesus, strength of martyrs, 

Jesus, light of confessors, 

Jesus, purity of virgins, 

Jesus, crow^n of all saints. 

Be merciful unto us. Spare uSy Jesus I 

Be merciful unto us. Hear us^ Jesus ! 

From all evil, 

From all sin, 

From thy w^rath, 

From the snares of the devil, 

From the spirit of uncleanness, 

From eternal death. 

From the neglect of thy inspiration, 

By the mystery of thy incarnation, 



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12 MORKINa PRAYERS. 

By thy nativity, 

By thy childhood, 

By thy labors, 

By thy agonj^ and passion; 

By th}^ death and burial, 

By thy resurrection, 

By thy ascension, 

By thy joys. 

By thy glory, 

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the 

world, Spare us, Jesus ! 
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the 

world, Hear us, Jesus/ 
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the 

world, Have mercy on us, Jesus I 

Jesus, hear us, 

Jesus, graciously hear us. 

Let us pray. 

O Lord Jesus Christ ! who hast said, ask 
and you shall receive; seek and you shall find; 
knock and it shall be opened unto you; mer- 
cifully attend to our supplications, and grant 
us the gift of Thy divine charity, that w^e 
may ever love Thee Avith our w^hole heart, 
and never desist from Thy praise, Avho livest 
and reignest one God, Avorld without end. 
Amen. 



MORIS^IKG PPwAYEES. 13 

THE ANGELUS DOMINI. 
*Io he said Morning, Noon and Night. 

1. The angel of the Lord declared unto 
Mary: and she conceived of the Holy Ghost. 
Hail Mary, etc. 

2. Behold the handmaid of the Lord: may 
it be done unto me according to thy word. 
Hail Mary, etc. 

3. And the word was made flesh : and 
dwelt among us. Hail Mary, etc. 

Let us pray. 

Pour forth, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy 
grace into our hearts, that we, to Avhom the 
Incarnation of Christ thy Son was made 
known by the message of an angel, may, by 
bis passion and cross, be brought to the 
glory of his Resurrection, through the same 
Christ our Lord. Amen. 

May the divine assistance always remain 
with us, and may the souls of the faithful 
dei^arted, through the mercy of God, rest in 
peace. Amen. 

May the peace and blessing of Almighty 
God, the Father, Son and Holy Ghost de- 
scend upon us and remain with us forever. 
Amen. 



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14 MOEiS^IKG PRAYERS, 

Befm^e you 'begin your work say. 

O my God ! I offer Thee this work ; 
vouchsafe to give it Thy blessing. 

During the day. 

Raise yonr mind to God from time to time, especially when 
you hear the clock strike, saying. 

Grant, O my God ! that all the actions of 
this hour, and those of every moment of my 
life, may be to Thy honor and glory. 

As soon as you perceive you have fallen into any sin, ask 
pardon for it, saying. 

O my God ! I am heartily sorry for having 
offended Thee. I make a firm resolution, 
with the help of Thy grace, never more to 
fall into this sin, to confess it, to do penance 
for it, and avoid the occasions of it. 

Before meals say. 

Bless US; O Lord ! and these. Thy gifts, 
which we are about to receive from Thy' 
bounty, through Christ our Lord. Amen. 

After meals say. 

We give Thee thanks, O Almighty God, 
for all Thy benefits, who livest and reignest, 
world without end. Amen. 



(Bticning pragers. 



At night, before going to bed, kneel down and say the follow- 
ing prayers. 

^ In the name of the Father, and of the 
Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

AN ACT OF xVDOEATION. 
O great God ! etc. (Page 5.) 

ACTS OF FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE. 

Our Father, etc. Hail Mary, etc. I be- 
lieve in God, etc. (Pages 7-8.) 

Beg of God to make known to you yonr sins. 
PRAYER. 

O Holy Ghost, eternal source of light ! 
remove my darkness, and dispel those shades 
that hide from me the filth and enormity of 
my offences. Show me, I beseech thee, the 
sins I have this day committed, in thought, 
word and action. Grant me a feeling sense 
of them, that I may detest them all from the 
bottom of my heart, and dread nothing so 
much as ever to commit them hereafter. 

Here pause awhile and examine your conscience on the Com- 
mandments of God, the Commandments of the Church, the 
seven deadly sins and the duties of your particular state of life. 



16 EVENi:N^a PKAYERS. 

THE CONMTEOR. 
I confess to Almighty Gocl, etc. 

AN ACT OF CONTRITION. 

O my God ! I am most heartily sorry f oj 
all my sins, etc. (Page 7 .) 

A firm purpose of ainendmenU 

O eternal God ! against whom I have sin- 
ned, I wish from my heart that I had neven 
offended Thee ; but as I have been so unhappy, 

! grant me now grace never more to offendi 
Thee. Thou wiliest not the death of a sinner, , 
but rather that he be converted and live.. 
Convert me then and I shall be converted.. 
Have merey on me according to Thy great 
mercy, and acccording to the multitude of 
Thy tender mercies blot out my iniquities. 

1 renounce all sin, and firmly purpose to shun 
all the occasions of it, and to walk henceforth 
in the path of Thy commandments. This is 
my fixed resolution, which I hope I shall 
faithfully keep, relying upon Thee, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 



I EVEIS^ING PRAYERS. 17 

THE LITANY OF THE BLESSED YIKGIN. 

Anthem, 

/ We fly to thy patronage, O holy mother 
bf God ! despise not our prayers in our neees- 
ities, but deliver us from all dangers, O ever 
glorious and blessed Virgin ! 

Lord, have mercy on us. 

Christ, have mercy on us. 

Lord, have mercy on us. 

Christ, hear us. 

Christ, graciously hear us. 

God the Father of heaven, Have mercy on us, 

God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have 

mercy 07i us, 
God the Holy Ghost, Have mercy on us. 
Holy Trinity*, one God, Have mercy on us. 
Holy Mary, 
Holy mother of God, 
Holy virgin of virgins, 
Mother of Christ, 
Mother of divine grace, 
Mother most pure, 
Mother most chaste, 
Mother undefiled. 
Mother inviolate. 
Mother most amiable. 
Mother most admirable, 
Mother of our Creator, 
Mother of our Redeemer, 



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18 EYE]sri]srG piiayeks. 

Virgin most prudent, 

Virgin most venerable, 

Virgin most renowned. 

Virgin most powerful, 

Virgin most merciful, 

Virgin most faithful, 

Mirror of justice. 

Seat of wisdom, 

Cause of our joy. 

Spiritual vessel, 

Vessel of honor, 

Vessel of singular devotion. 

Mystical rose, i^ 

Tower of David, -|^ 

Tower of ivory, ^ 

House of gold, [■ ^ 

Ark of the covenant, ^ 

Gate of heaven, ^ 

Morning star, ?o 

Health of the weak. 

Refuge of sinners, 

Comfort of the afflicted, 

Help of Christians, 

Queen of angels. 

Queen of patriarchs. 

Queen of prophets, 

Queen of apostles, 

Queen of martyrs. 

Queen of confessors, 

Queen of virgins. 

Queen of all saints, 



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EVElS^IlS^a PRAYERS. 19 

Queen of the most holy Rosary, ) 

Queen conceived without sin, ) ^^yf^'^- 

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of 
the world, Spare iis^ Lord! 

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of 
the world, Hear us, O Lord! 

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of 
the world. Have r)iercy on us, O Lord! 

V. Pray for us, O holy mother of God ! 

R. That we may be made worthy of the 
promises of Christ. 

Let us pray. 
Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord ! Thy 
grace into our hearts that we, to whom the 
incarnation of Christ Thy Son was made 
known by the message of an angel, may, by his 
passion and cross, be brought to the glory of 
his resurrection, through the same Christ our 
Lord. Amen. 
The Angelus Domini, etc. (Page 13.) 

ROSAKY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN. 

^ In the name of the Father, etc. 

V. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is 
with thee : 

R. Blessed art thou among women, and 
blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. 

V. Thou, O Lord, wilt open my lips. 



20 EVEl^ING PRAYERS. 

R. And my tongue shall announce thy, 
praise. 

V, Incline unto my aid, O God. 
R. O Lord make haste to help me. 
V. Glory be to the Father, etc. 
R. As it was, etc. 

THE FIRST PART. 
The Five Joyful Mystekies. 

First Mystery. — The Incarnation. 
Our Father^ ten Hail Marys^ Glory he to the Fatlier, 

Second Mystery. — The visitation of the 
Blessed Virgin to her cousin St. Elizabeth. 
Our Father^ etc. 

Third Mystery. — The birth of our Lord) 
Jesus Christ in Bethlehem. 
Our Father, etc. 

Fourth Mystery. — The presentation of ourt 
blessed Lord in the temple. 
Our Father^ etc. 

Fifth Mystery. — The finding of the Childl 
Jesus in the temple. 

Our Father y etc. 

Hail, holy Queen, mother of mercy, ouri 
life, our sweetness, and our hope ! to thee we? 
cry, poor banished children of Eve; to thee^ 



EVEITIKG PRAYERS. 21 

we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping 
in this vale of tears; turn then, most gracious 
advocate, thy eyes of mercy towards us, and 
after this, our exile, is ended, show unto us 
the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O 
clement, O pious, O sweet Virgin Mary ! 

V. Pray for us, O holy mother of God. 

R. That we may be made worthy of the 
promises of Christ. 

Let us pray, 

O God, whose only begotten Son, by his 
life, death and resurrection, has purchased 
for us the rewards of eternal life ! grant, we 
beseech thee, that, meditating upon these 
mysteries in the most holy Kosary of the 
blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what 
they contain, and obtain what they promise, 
throuo^h the same Christ our Lord. Amen. 



>^ In the name of the Father, etc. 
THE SECOND PART. 
The Five Sorrowful Mysteries. 

FiKST Mystery. — The prayer and bloody 
sweat of our blessed Saviour in the garden. 
Our Father^ etc. 

Second Mystery. — The scourging of our 
blessed Lord at the pillar. 
(hir Father^ etc. 



22 EVENING PRAYERS 

Third Mystery. — The crowning of our bles- 
sed Saviour with thorns. 

Our Father^ etc. 

Fourth Mystery. — Our Saviour carrying 
his cross. 

Our Fatlisr^ etc. 

Fifth Mystery. — The crucifixion. 

Our Father, etc., ^^ Hail, Holy Queen" etc., ^^ Pray 
for us,''' etc., and *'0 God,^'' etc., as in first part. 

THE THIRD PART. 
The Five Glorious Mysteries. 
First Mystery. — The resurrection of Christ 
from the dead. 

Our Father^ etc. 

Second Mystery. — The ascension of Christ 
into heaven. 

Our FatTier, etc. 

Third Mystery. — The coming of the Holy 
Ghost upon the apostles and disciples. 
Our Father, etc. 

Fourth Mystery. — The assumption of the 
blessed Virgin Mary into heaven. 

Our Fatlier, etc. 

Fifth Mystery. — The coronation of the 
the blessed Virgin Mary in heaven. 

Our Father, etc., ''Hail, Holy Queen,'^ etc., '^Pray, 
for us;' etc., and ''0 God^' etc. 



d^atfirliism* 



OK THE END OF MAN. 

1. W7iy did God make you ? 

That I might know Him, love Him and 
serve Him in this world, and be hajDpy with 
Him forever in the next. 

2. What must we do if we would Jcnoio^ 

love and serve God in tliis worlds 
and he happy loith Him in the next? 
1. We must believe all that God has re- 
vealed; 2. We must keep the commandments 
which He has ordered to be kept; 3. We 
must use the means of grace — -the sacraments 
and prayer — ^ which he has ordained for our 
salvation. 

3. Why must we^ in order to he saved^ 

helieve^ keep the commandments 
and use the means of grace f 
1. We must believe, because ^'without faith 
it is impossible to please God." Heb. xi. 16. 
2. We must keep the commandments, be- 
cause Christ says, " If thou wilt enter into 
life, keep the commandments." Matt. xix. 
17. 3. We must use the means of grace, be- 
cause by them we obtain the help necessary 
for salvation. 



24 CATJ^CllISM. 

4. What loill hecome of those who will 

not Tcnom^ love and serve God ? 
He will cast them from Him forever. 
'* The unprofitable servant, cast ye out into 
the exterior darkness. There shall be weep- 
ing and gnashing of teeth." Matt. xxv. 30. 

5. What is the most necessary thing for 

us to do in this life ? 
The most necessary thing for us to do in 
this life is to know, love and serve God, in 
order to save our souls and gain heaven. 
*' What doth it profit a man to gain the 
whole world and lose liis own soul ? " Matt, 
xvi. 26. " Seek ye first the kingdom of God 
and His justice." Matt vi. 33. 

6. WJiat is heaven ? 

Heaven is a place of eternal and perfect 
happiness where the just shall see, love and 
enjoy God forever. 

7. What must we do to save our souls f 
We must worship God by faith, hope and 

charity; that is, we must believe in Him, 
hope in Him, and love Him with all our heart. 

8. IIoio shall toe know the things which 

we are to believe ? 
From the Catholic Church of God, which 
He has appointed to teach all nations all 
those things which He has revealed. 

9. WJio commanded the Church to teach 

us? 



CATECHISM. 2ia 

Our Lord, when he said to the Apostles: 
" Go, teach all nations; and behold I am with 
you all days, even to the end of the world." 
Matt, xxviii. 19, 20. 

10. WJiat is Faitn f 

Faith is a gift of God infused into our 
souls, by which we believe, without doubting, 
all that He has taught and the Church pro- 
poses, because God has revealed it. Who can 
neither deceive nor be deceived. " Faith is 
the evidence of things that appear not." 
Heb. xi. 1. 

11. WJiy must loe 'believe all tliat God 
has Q^evealed? 

Because God is the eternal and infallible 
truth. 

12. How did God reveal to us tliose 
things tchich we are to believe ? 

He revealed them partly by Holy Scrip- 
ture and partly by Tradition. 

13. What is the Holy Scripture ? 

The Holy Scripture is a collection of books 
which were written by the inspiration of the 
Holy Ghost, and acknowledged by the Church 
as the word of God. ^' The holy men of God 
spoke, inspired by the HolyGhost." 2 Pet.i.21. 

14. Holo is the Holy Scripture divided ? 
The Holy Scripture is divided into the 

books of the Old and New Testament. 



26 CATECHISM. 

15. WJiat revelations does the Old 
Testament contain f 

The Old Testament contains tlie divine 
revelations which were made to man before 
the coming of Christ. 

16. What revelations does the Neio 
Testament contain ? 

The New Testament contains the revela- 
tions which we have received through Christ 
and the Apostles. 

17. Is it enough to helieve that only 
loliich is contained in the Holy 
Scripture ? 

ISTo; we must also believe tradition; that 
is, those revealed truths which the Apostles 
preached but did not give in writing. 
^'Therefore, brethern, stand fast, and hold 
the traditions which you have learned whether 
by 'iciord or by our epistles." 2 Thess. ii. 14. 

18. Hoio are we to know those things 
^ohich God has revealed by Holy 
Scripture and hy Tradition f 

From the Catholic Church, which Christ 
has established to teach all truth. 

19. But^ is not the meaning of Holy 
Scripture clear in itself^ and easy 
to he understood hy every one ? 

No; for St. Peter, speaking of the epistles 
of St. Paul, says: '^In which are certain 



CATECHISM. 27 

things hard to be understood, and which the 
unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also 
the other Scriptures, to their own destruc- 
tion." 2 Pet. iii. 16. 

20. Is it true that the Bible alone is the 
only Rule of Faith ? 

No; for not the Bible alone, but the Bible 
and tradition, both infallibly interpreted by 
the Church, are the right rule of faith. 

21. Is faith necessary for salvation? 
Faith is absolutely necessary for salvation, 

for, ^' Avithout faith it is impossible to please 
God." Heb. xi. 6. ''He that believeth not 
shall be condemned." Mark xvi. 16. 

22. What Mud of faith must we have? 
We must have faith which is 1, "Universal; 

2, Firm; 3, Lively; 4, Constant. 

23. When is our faith uxiyeksal % 
Our faith is universal when we believe not 

only some^ but all^ the truths which the 
Catholic Church teaches. Christ says : 
'^ Teach them to observe all things w^hatso- 
ever I have commanded you." Matt, xxviii. 
20. He who believes only what he pleases 
has not faith at all, for he does not believe 
God but his own judgment. 

24. When is our faith firm ? 

Our faith is firm Avhen we believe without 
the least doubt. Example of Abraham, who 



28 CATECHISM. 

was rewarded for his fir'm faith. Gen. xxii. 

25. When is our faith lively % 

Our faith is lively when we live up to it; 
that is, when we avoid evil and do good as 
our faith teaches. " As the body without 
the spirit is dead, so also faith without works 
is dead." James ii. 26. 

26. When is our faith cois^staistt ? 
Our faith is constant when we are ready to 

lose all, even our life, rather than fall away 
from it. Example of the Holy Martyrs. 

27. How do we especially show that our 
faith is FIRM and cois'STJ^nt ? 

By never denying it, even in appearance, 
but by professing it on every occasion in 
word and deed. "Every one that shall con- 
fess Me before men, I will also confess him 
before My Father who is in heaven. But he 
hat shall deny Me before men, I will also 
deny him before My Father who is in heav- 
en." Matt. X. 32, 33. 



THE apostles' CREED. 

1. What are the chief things which 
God teaches^ and which we are 
obliged to Tcnow and believe? 
They are contained in the Apostles' Creed. 



CATECHISM. 29 

2. Why is it called the Apostles^ Creed ? 
Because it comes down from the Apostles. 

Before they separated to " go into the whole 
w^orld and preach the gcspel to every crea- 
ture/' they composed this Creed, that the 
faithful might believe and speak the same 
things. 

3. Say the Apostles^ Creed ? 

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, 
Creator of heaven and earth; and in Jesus 
Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was con- 
ceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin 
Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was 
crucified, dead and buried; He descended into 
hell; the third day He rose again from the 
dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth 
at the right hand of God the Father Al- 
mighty; thence He shall come to judge the 
living and the dead. I believe in the Holy 
Ghost, the holy Catholic Church, the com- 
munion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the 
resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. 
Amen. 

Aeticle I. 

4. Wliat is the First Article of the 
Apostles^ Creed? 
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, 
Creator of heaven and earth. 



30 CATECHISM. 

5. What is Godf 

God is a spirit; the Creator and Lord of 
lieaven and earth, 
G. WTiy do toe call God a spirit f 

We call God a spirit because He has under- 
standing and free will, but no body. John 
iv. 24. 

7. JVJiy is He called AlmigMy ? 
Because He can do all things whatsoever 

He pleases, and nothing is hard or impossible 
to Him. ''He spoke and they were made." 
Ps. cxlviii, 

8. Why is he called Creator of heaven 

and earth f 
Because He made heaven and earth and 
all things out of nothing by His only word. 
''In the beginning God created heaven and 
earth." Gen. i. 1. 

9. Had God any beginning ? 

No; He always was, and always will be. 
" From eternity to eternity Thou art God." 
Ps. Ixxxix. 2. 

10. Where is God? 

God is everywhere. " For in Him we live 
and move and are." Acts xvii. 28, and Ps. 
cxxxviii. 7-12. 

11. Does God Jcnow and see all tilings ? 
Yes; He does know and see all things." 

" For the eyes of the Lord are far brighter 



CATECHISM. 81 

than the sun, beholding round about all the 
ways of men." Ecclus xxiii. 28. 

12. Holo Quany persons are there in God? 
There are three persons in God: God the 

Father, God the Son, and God the Holy 
Ghost. Matt, xxviii. 19, ''And these three 
are one." (God.) 1 John v. 7. 

13. V/Jiat special benefits Jiave you re- 
ceived from each person of the 
Blessed Trinity ? 

God the Father created me; God the Son 
redeemed me, and God the Holy Ghost 
sanctified me. 
14.- Who.t do you mean hy angels ? 

Pure spirits created by God, to minister to 
Him, and to enjoy eternal happiness with 
Him in heaven. Their number is very great. 
" Thousands of thousands ministered to Him, 
and ten thousand times a hundred thousand 
stood before Him." Dan. vii. 10. 

15. In lohat state were the angels lohen 
God created them ? 

They were all good and happy. 

16. Did they all remain good and 
happy f 

No; many rebelled against God and were 
cast out of heaven and hurled into hell. 
" God spared not the angels that sinned, but 
delivered them .... to the lower hell, 
unto torments. 2 Pet. ii. 4 



32 CATECHISM. 

17. How has God rewarded the angels 
who remained good ? 

He has rewarded them with eternal happi- 
ness, which consists in seeing, loving and 
enjoying him forever. "Their angels in 
heaven always see the face of my Father who 
is in heaven." Matt, xviii. 10. 

18. Holo do the good angels feel towards 

us? 
The good angels love us; they protect us 
in soul and body, pray for us and exhort us 
to do good." '^Ile hath given His angels 
charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy 
ways." Ps. xc. 11. 

19. Wliat do we call those angels %oho 
are given to man for his protection? 

Guardian Angels. 

20. What is our duty toioards our 
Guardian Angels f 

We must be devout to them, thankful to 
them and follow their admonitions. "Be- 
hold I will send My angel who shall go before 
thee. Take notice of him and hear his voice, 
and do not think him one to be contemned." 
Exod. xxiii. 20, 21. 

21. How do the wicked angels feel 
towards us ? 

The wicked angels, through hatred and 
envy, try to injure us in soul and body, and, 



CATECHISM. 33 

by tempting us to sin, try to draw ns into 
hell with themselves. *' Your adversary, the 
devil, as a roaring lion, goeth about, seeking 
whom he may devour" 1 Pet- v- 8. 

Advice^ Beware of being like the wicked 
angels, by sinning or causing others to sin. 
Imitate the good angels; be innocent, humble, 
pious, devout and always ready to promote 
the welfare of your neighbor. Every day 
venerate your Guardian Angel, and recom- 
mend yourself to him in all dangers of soul 
and body. (Feast of the Holy Guardian 
Angels.) 

22. Did God create any beings to talce 
the place of the fallen angels ? 

Yes; God created man, a being composed 
of soul and body, having free will, memory 
and understanding, only ''a little less than 
the angels," (Ps. viii. 6.) to fill up the place 
of the fallen angels in heaven. 

23. Hoio did God malie the first man^ 
Adam ? 

God formed a body of the slime of the 
earth and breathed an immortal soul into it, 
and the first man was made. Gen. ii. 7. 

24. *IIoio did God create Eve^ the first 
woman ? 

He took a lib from Adam's side while he 
was asleep, and out of it made the body of 



34 CATECHISM. 

Eve, and breathed into it an immortal soul. 
Gen. ii. 21. 

25. WJiat is the soul ? 

A spirit like to God, in being immortal, 
and having free will, memory and under- 
standing. 

26. In wliat state was man created ? 
Man was created in the state of innocence: 

was good and happy. 

27. In what state was the soul of man f 
In tbe state of sanctifying grace- Mar 

was a child of God and had a right to heaven. 

28. In what state were tliepoiocrs of hit 

soul ? 
His will was strong and inclined to good 
his memory was perfect, so that he would 
never forget anything, and liis understanding 
was filled with wisdom. 

29. In what state teas the hody of mani 
It was full of strength, free from suffering 

and it was immortal. 

30. On iDhat condition did our firsi 
parents receive these gifts ? 

On condition that they should keep the 
commandment of God, not to cat of thefruii 
of a certain tree. Gen. ii. 17. 

31. Did Adam and Eve Iceep tJiis com- 
mandment ? 



CATECHISM. 35 

They broke the commandment of God, and 
cat of the forbidden fruit. Gen. iii. G. 
C3. What punishment came upon Adam 
g, and Eve? 

They lost their original innocence and their 
right to heaven; were driven from Paradise, 
and became subject to temptations, suffering 
and death. Gen. iii. 

33. Did this sin injure only our first 
parents ? 

No; but it injured the whole human race 
in its origin, so that all their descendants 
I are born in original sin. 

34. How do you know this ? 

From St. Paul, who says: "By one man 
\ sin entered into this world, and by sin, death: 
I and so death passed unto all men (from 
Adam) in whom all have sinned." Rom, v. 
,12. 

35. Was anyone f reef rom original sin? 
Yes ; Mary, the immaculate Virgin mother 

of God, was conceived wdthout original sin. 

36. What would have become of man 
if God had not shown him mercy ? 

No one could have received grace or have 
been saved 

37. Hoio did God show mercy to man ? 
He promised man a Saviour who should 

take away sin from him, and obtain for him 
grace and a right to heaven- Gen. iii. 15. 



36 CATECHISM. 

Advice, If at any time the image of God in 
the soul be destroyed by sin, restore it as 
soon as you can by penance and a good con- 
fession. 



Article II. 

38. What is tJie Second Article of the 
Apostles^ Oreed? 

And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord. 

39. What does the name '' Jesus ^'' sig- 
nify? 

The name Jesus signifies Saviour or Re- 
deemer. " Thou shalt call His name Jesus; 
for He shall save His people from their sins." 
Matt. i. 21. 

40. What does the icord Christ signify? 
The word Christ — in Hebrew, Messias — 

signifies anointed. 

4i. Why is our Saviour called the 
Anointed f 
Because in the Old Law. the prophets, 
high priests and kings were anointed withi 
oil, and our Saviour is our greatest prophet,, 
priest and king. Acts iii. 22, Heb. iv. 14,, 
John xviii. 37. ''Jesus of Nazareth: how- 
God anointed Him with the Holy Ghost and I 
power." Acts x. 38. 
42. WJiat do you helieve of Jesus CJtrist? 



CATECHISM. 37 

I believe he is the Son of God, the Second 
Person of the Blessed Trinity, true God and 
true Man. 

43. Wliy is He true God f 

Because He is the true and only Son of 
God the Father, born of Him before all ages 
and perfectly equal to Him. 

44. Why is He true Man ? 

Because He is the true Son of the blessed 
Virgin Mary, and has a body and soul like 
ours. 

45. Was He always hotJi God and Man? 
He was always God, equal to His Father, 

from all eternity. He. was not always man, 
but only from the time He came down from 
heaven for our redemption. 

46. Wliy loas He made Man ? 
To save us from sin and hell. 



Akticle III. 

47. What is the Ihird Article of the 
Apostles^ Creed ? 

Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, 
born of the Virgin Mary. 

48. Holo toas He made Man ? 

He was conceived and made Man by the 
power of the Holy Ghost, in the womb of 



38 CATECHISM. 

the Virgin Mary, without having any man 
for His father. 

49. Holo many natures are tliere in 
Christ f 

There are two natures in Christ: the per- 
fect nature of God and perfect nature of man. 

50. Are there also tico distinct wills in 
Christ? 

Yes, in Christ there are two distinct wills: 
His will as God and His will as man. 
*' Father not My will, but Thine be done." 
Luke xxii. 42. 
61. Are there also tico persons in Christ? 

No; in Christ there is but one person, the 
Second Person of the Blessed Trinity, 

52. From whom did Christ take His 
nature as Man ? 

From Mary, His immaculate Virgin Mother, 
who is, therefore, also the Motlier of God. 

53. Wliy is Mary called immaculate ? 
Because by a special grace slie was con- 
ceived free from original sin, and was never 
defiled by any stain of sin. 

54. How is Mary the mother of God 
since Christ tooJc only His human 
nature from her ? 

She is the *' Mother of God " because 
Christ, who was born of her according to the 
flesh, is true God, 



CATECHISM. 39 

56. WTiere was our JSsiviotcr Tjorn ? 
In a stable at Bethlehem. 

56. On what day was our Samour horn? 
On Christms Day. 

57. How old was our Saviour wTien He 
hegan to preach ? 

He was thirty years old when He began to 
preach the Gospel, and His public life con- 
tinued during three years till His death on 
the cross. 

58. What lessons does our San^iour teach 
us in His life before He began to 
preach ? ' 

He teaches ns to have in all things the 
ipirit of humility, poverty and obedience. 



Article IV. 

59. What is the Fourth Article of the 
Apostles^ Creed? 

Suffered under Pontius Pilate; was cruci 
fied, dead and buried. 

60. What did Christ suffer ? 
A bloody sweat, whipping at the pillar, 

crowning with thorns and the carriage of 
His cross. 

61. What else? 

He was nailed to a cross and died upon it 
between two thieves. 



4:0 CATECHISM. 

62. Did Christ really die f 

Yes; His soul was really separated fromi 
His body. 

63. Did CUirist suffer as God or as Man? ' 
Christ suffered as Man; that is, according 

to His human iiature. 

64. Why did Christ suffer ? 
For our sins. 

65. For what sins did Christ give 
satisfaction ? 

For the sins ^'of the whole world," (1 John 
ii. 2.) namely, for original sin and all the 
other sins of mankind. 
QQ, On what day did Christ suffer ? 

On Good Friday. 

67. Why does the Church require us to 
abstain froin meat on Friday ? 

Because Christ died for us on that day, in 
fasting and torments. 

68. ^Vllere did He suffer and die ? 

On Mount Calvary. Having arrived at 
Calvary, He was stripped of His clothes, 
nailed to the cross and crucified upon it 
between two thieves; and while He was 
hanging on the cross. He was mocked and 
blasphemed by the multitude. He lived 
three hours on the cross, undergoing the 
most painful tortures, during which time the 
sun was darkened. 



CATECHISM. 41 

THE LAST SEVEN WORDS ON THE CROSS. 

1. Father, forgive them, for they know 
not what they do, Luke xxiii. 34. 

2. Amen, I say to thee, this day thou shalt 
be Avith me in Paradise. Luke xxiii. 43. 

3. Woman, behold thy son; behold thy 
mother. John xix. 26, 27. 

4. My God, my God, why hast Thou for- 
saken me. Matt, xxvii. 46. 

5. I thirst. John xix. 28. 

6. It is consummated. John xix. 30. 

7. Father, into Thy hands I commend My 
spirit. Luke xxiii. 46- And saying this He 
gave up the Ghost. Luke xxiii. 46- And 
His soul went into Limbo, where it remained 
from three o'clock on Friday afternoon till 
early on Sunday morning, (Easter) changing 
it into a Paradise of delight, and hence He 
said to the penitent thief: ''This day thou 
shalt be with Me in Paradise." Luke xxiii. 
43. 

69. Has Christ merited grace and sal- 
"Gationfor those only who are really 
saved ? 
No ; He has merited grace and eternal sal- 
vation for all men without exception, as He 
died also for all men without exception. 2 
Cor. V. 15. "Christ Jesus who give hiniself 
a redemption for all." 1 Tim. ii. 6. 



42 CATECHISM. 

70. If Christ merited eternal salxation 
for all^ why then are not all saved ? 

Because all will not do on their part what 
is necessary to obtain salvation ; because they 
do not all believe, keep the commandments 
and use the means of grace. " He became to 
all that obey Him the cause of eternal salva- 
tion." Hei). V. 9. 

71. Why do ice malie the sign of cross ? 
To put us in mind of the Blessed Trinity, 

and that the Second Person became man and 
died on the cross. 

72. WJiatputs us in mind of the Bles- 
sed Trinity when we maJce the sign 
of the cross ? 

These words: '' In the name of the Father, 
and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost." 
Matt, xxviii. 19. 

73. What puts us in mind that Christ 
hecame man and suffered on the 
cross ? 

The very making of, or signing ourselves 
with, the sign of the cross. 



Akticle y. 

74. What is the Fifth Article of the 
Apostles^ Creed? 



CATECHISM. 43 

He descended into hell; the third day He 
rose again from the dead- 

75. Whither did the soul of our Saviour 
go after His death ? 

His soul went down into that part of hell 
called Limbo. 

76. What do you mean hy Limbo ? 
I mean a place of rest where the souls of 

the saints were- 

77. Why were the souls of the saints 
detained in Limbo ? 

Because heaven was closed by sin, and was 
first to be opened by Christ. 

78. Did none go up to heaven before 
our Saviour? 

No; they expected Him to carry them up 
thither. 

79. What means the third day He rose 
again from the dead f 

It means that after He was dead, He raised 
Himself to life again the third day. "Destroy 
this temple, and in three days I will raise it 
up. But He spoke of the temple of His 
body." John ii. 19, 21. 

80. On lohat day did Christ rise again 
from the dead ? 

On Easter day He came forth glorious and 
immortal from the grave, secured as it was 
by a heavy stone and guarded by soldiers. 
Matt, xxviii. 2, 6. 



44 CATECHISM. 

81. Did Christy after His resurrection^ 
retain in His glorified hod^y any^ 
marks of His sufferings ? 
He still retained in His hands, feet and 
side the marks of His wounds. He said to • 
Thomas: " Put in thy finger hither (into the ; 
place of the nails) and see 3Iy hands; and\ 
bring hither thy hand and ^ut it into My 
side.'*'* John jcxv. 27. 



Article VL 

82. What is the Sixth Article of the 
Apostles' Creed? 

He ascended into heaven, and sitteth at 
the right hand of God the Father Almighty. 

83. When did our Saviour go up into 
heaven f 

Forty days after He rose from the dead— 
on Ascension Thursday. 

84. Did Christ ascend alone into 
heaven ? 

No; Christ took up with Him the souls of 
the just whom He had freed from Limbo. 

85. Why is lie said to sit at the right 
hand of God the Father ? Has God ' 
the Father any hands f 

No; but the meaning of these words is, 



CATECHISM. 45 

that Christ, as God, is equal to His Father; 
and as man, is in the highest place in heaven. 
"Raising him up from the dead, and setting 
him on His right hand in the heavenly 
places." Eph. i. 20, 



Abticle yil 

86. Wliat is the Seventh Article of the 
Apostles'^ Creed? 

Thence He shall come to judge the living 
and the dead. 

87. Will Christ come again ? 

Yes; He will come down from heaven, at 
the last day, to judge all men. Acts i. 11. 

88. WJiat are the things He willjndge ? 
All our thoughts, words, works and omis- 
sions. 

89. How loill the last judgment he held ? 
Christ will come in the clouds of heaven 

and gather all nations before His throne, 
placing the good on His right hand, and the 
wicked on His left. Matt. xxiv. and xxv. 
He will make known the good and the evil 
which every man has done, even his most 
secret thoughts; and also the graces which 
have been given to each one; and finally He 
will pronounce judgment upon all. 2 Cor. v. 



46 CATECHISM. 

10; Apoc. XX. 12; Luke xii. 2; Mark iv. 22: 
and 1 Cor. iv. 5. 

90. What will He say to tJiejust? 
" Come ye blessed of My Father, possess 

the kingdom prepared for you." Matt, xxv, 
34. 

91. Will not every man he judged at 
his death as well as at the last day? 

Yes; he will, for the Scripture says: "It 
is easy before God in the day of death to 
reward every one according to his ways.' 
Ecclus xi. 28; Heb. ix. 27. 

92. What will He say to the wicTced ? 

" Depart from me, ye cursed into everlast- 
ing fire." Matt. xxv. 41. 

93. Whither does the soul go when it 
is judged at death ? 

The soul goes to heaven, or to hell, or to 
purgatory. 

94. Who go to purgatory ? 

Those who die in less sins, which we call I 
venial, and those who have not satisfied the 
justice of God for former sins. 

95. How do you Tcnow there is a pur- 
gatory ? 

From Scripture: " It is a holy and whole- 
some thought to pray for the dead that they 
may be loosed from sins." 2 Mac. xii. 46. 
Christ speaks of sins which shall be forgiven 



CATECHISM. 47 

in the world to come. Matt. xii. 32 ; also see 
Matt. V. 26, and 1 Cor. iii. 12-15. 
96. Will there still be a purgatory after 
the general judgment ? 
After the general judgment there will be 
only heaven and hell. 



Article VIII. 

97. What is the Eighth Article of the 
Apostles'^ Creed? 

I believe in the Holy Ghost. 

98. Who is the Holy Ghost f 

The Holy Ghost is the Third Person of 
the Blessed Trinity. 

99. From whom does He proceed ? 
From the Father and the Son. 

100. Is He equal to Them ? 

Yes; He is the same Lord and God as They 
are. 

101. WJien did the Holy Ghost come 
down upon the Apostles f 

The Holy Ghost came down upon the 
Apostles on Whit Sunday, or Pentecost, m 
the form of fiery tongues. 

102. Why did He come down upon themf 
To enable them to preach the gospel and 

plant the Church. 



48 CATECHISM. 

103. Is the Holy Ghost still sent at the 
present time ? 

He is still sent in an invisible manner as 
often as He enters with His sanctifying grace 
into our souls, in order to dwell there. 
"Know you not that you are the temple of: 
God, and that the spirit of God dwelleth in 
you." 1 Cor. iii. 16. 

104. How long does the Holy Ghost re- 
main in the soul ? 

As long as the soul is free from mortal sin. 

105. Does sin drive the Holy Ghost 
from the soul ? 

Yes; mortal sin drives away the Holy 
Ghost and profanes the temple of God. 
'^If any man violate the temple of God, 
him shall God destroy; for the temple of 
God is holy, which you are." 1 Cor. iii. 17., 

106. What in particular are the gifts i 
of the Holy Ghost ? 

These seven: 1, Wisdom; 2, Undei^tand- 
ing; 3, Counsel; 4, Fortitude; 5, Knowledge;: 
6, Piety; 7, The fear of the Lord. 



Article IX. 

107. What is the Ninth Article of the ? 
Apostles'^ Creed ? 



CATECHISM. 49 

The Holy Oatliolic Church, the communion 
of saints. 

108. What is the Catholic Church f 
All the faithful under one head, who is 

Christ Jesus our Lord. 

109. Has the Church any visible head 
on earth ? 

Yes; the Bishop of Rome, who is the suc- 
cessor of St. Peter, and is commonly called 
the Pope. 

110. How do we Jcnow that Christ ap- 
pointed St. Peter to he the head of 
the Church ? 

Because Christ said to St. Peter: ''Thou 
art Peter (a rock) and upon this rock I will 
build My Church; and the gates of hell shall 
not prevail against it. And I will give to 
thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven." 
Matt. xvi. 18, 19. Again He said to Peter: 
'*'Feed My lambs — feed My sheep." John 
xxi. 15--17. 

111. Was the head of the Church on 
earth to continue after St. Petef s 
death ? 

Yes; for if the Church which Christ es- 
tablished was to continue "all days," the 
rock on which it was built, and the head 
which He had appointed to govern it, were 
lalso to continue} and if a visible head was 



60 CATECHISM. 

necessary when the Church was small, it was 
still more necessary when it was spread over 
the whole world. 

112. W7io lias been the msible head of 
the Church since the death of St. 
Peter? 

The Holy Father, the Pope, wha is the 
legitimate successor of St. Peter in the Epis- 
copal See of Rome, and who has always been 
acknowledged as the visible head of the 
Church, the vicar of Christ. 

113. Wlien is the Pope infallible ? 
When, as vicar of Christ and successor of 

St. Peter, he teaches the Church in faith or 
morals. 

114. Who are the successors of the 
Apostles ? 

The bishops of the Catholic Church, who 
nre to govern the Church with and underi 
tlieir head, the Pope. *'Take heed to your- 
selves and to the whole flock, wherein the 
Holy Ghost hath placed you bishops, to rule 
the Church of God." Acts xx. 28. 

115. Through whom do bishops govern^ 
particular congregations ? 

Through the priests or pastors who have 
been sent by their lawful bishops for thati; 
purpose, and authorized to perform the dutieSi| 
of the priesthood. 



CATECHISM. 51 

116. Has Christ established one Churchy 
or more than one ? 

Christ has established but one Church, for 

He said; '* Upon this rock I will build my 

Church," not churches. Matt. xvi. 18. "There 

shall be one fold and one shepherd." John 

■ X. 16. 

117. Is it easy toJcnow tliis one ChnrcJi? 
Yes; for Christ has established a visible 

Church, with certain clear marks, so that it 
is easy to find it; for otherwise he could not 
have commanded ug so strongly to hear the 
Church. " If he will not hear the Church 
let him be to thee as the heathen and publi- 
can." Matt, xviii. 17. 

118. V/hat certain clear marJcs has the 
Church by v^hich any one may 
easily Ttnoio it f 

These four: The Church is One, Holy, 
Catholic and Apostolic. 

119. W7iic7i Church has these four 
marlcs ? 

The Catholic Church alone. 

120. Why is the Catholic Church called 
Roman Catholic ? 

Because the Bishop of Rome is its supreme 
head and universal teacher. 

121. How is the Church oke ? 
Because all its members agree in 07ie faith, 



52 CATECHISK. 

are^all in one communion, and are all under 
one head. 

122. Hoio^ is the Cf/iurch holy ? 

By teaching a holy doctrine; by inviting 
all to a holy life, and by the eminent holiness 
of so many thousands of its children. 

123. Hoio is the CTiurch catholic or 

UNIVEKSAL % 
Because it subsists in all ages, teaches all 
nations, and maintains all truth. 

124. How is the Church apostolic ? 
Because it comes down by a perpetual suc- 
cession from the Apostles of Christ, and has 
its doctrine, its orders and its mission from 
them. 

125. Do the Protestant churches belong 
to the true Church ? 

No; because they have not these four 
marks which distinguish the Church of Christ. 

126. Why are the Protestant cliurches 

NOT OIS^E ? 
1. Because every Protestant claims the 
right of forming his own belief according to 
his private judgment. 2. Because Protest- 
ants are not under one head. 

127. Why are Protestant cliurches not 
holy ? 

Because their founders were not holy. 2. 
Because they believe and teach error. 3. 



CATECHISM. [S3 

Because they contemptuously reject the 
sacraments instituted by Christ as the means 
of grace and holiness, and in consequence 
have not produced a single saint. 

128. WJip are Protestant churches isroT 

CATHOLIC or UNIVERSAL ? 
Because they arose only in later years, and 
have split into numerous sects, none of which 
teaches all nations, nor do any of them main- 
tain all truth, 

129. Why are Protestant churches i^OT 

APOSTOLIC ? 
1. Because neither their doctrines nor their 
founders can be traced to the time of the 
Apostles. 2. Because they have no lawful 
successors of the Apostles, and, therefore, 
neither orders nor missions from them. 

130. What must we conclude since the 
Catholic Church alone has these 

four marks ? 
We must conclude that the Catholic Church 
alone is the true Church established by Jesus 
Christ. 

131. Can the Church err in what it 
teaches f 

No; it cannot err in matters of faith, be- 
cause Christ has promised us that ^'the gates 
of hell shall not prevail against it." Matt, 
xvi. 18. That the spirit of truth shall abide 



54 CATECHISM. 

with it forever. John xiv. 16, 17. And that 
He will be with it ail days, even to the end 
of the world. Matt, xxviii. 20. 

132. W7iat does St. Paul call the 
Church f 

St. Paul calls the Churdi *^ the pillar and 
ground of the truth." 1 Tim. iii. 15. 

133. What gift did Christ bestow on 
the Church to keep it from error ? 

The gift of infallibility, so that it cannot 
err in matters of faith or morals. 

134. What words of Christ prove tlie 
infallibility of the Church ? 

He says in St. John : " I will ask the Father 
and He shall give you another Paraclete, 
that he may abide with you forever, the 
spirit of truth." John xiv. 16, 17. 

135. Since the Catholic Church is the 
only true Churchy what is every 
one obliged to do ? 

Every one is obliged to be a member of the 
Catholic Church, to believe its doctrines, to 
use its means of grace, and to submit to its 
authority. 

136. Who teaches us this obligation ? 
Christ Himself, in these words: "If he 

will not hear the Church, let him be to thee 
as the heathen and publican." Matt, xviii. 
17. And, "He that believeth not shall be 
condemned." Mark xvi. lt>. 



CATECHISM. 55 

137. Will every Catholic be saved f 
No, indeed; but only those will be saved 

who keep the commandments of God and do 
what the Church teaches as necessary for 
salvation. ^' For even as the body without 
the spirit is dead; so also faith without 
works is dead." James ii. 26. 

138. WTiat then do we profess to believe 
by these words of the Creed ^ " Ibe 
lieve in the Holy Catholic ChurchV ' 

We profess to believe that Christ has es- 
tablished a visible Church, infallible in its 
doctrine, which shall last unto the end of the 
world, and which we must believe and obey, 
without reserve, if we would obtain eternal 
salvation; and that this is no other than the 
Roman Catholic Church. 

139. What is meant by the Communion 
of Saints ? 

That in the Church of God there is a com- 
munion of all holy persons in all holy things. 

140. Who belong to the communion of 
Saints ? 

1. All the members of the Catholic Church 
upon earth; 2. All the blessed in heaven; 3. 
All the souls in purgatory. 

141. Have we any communion with the 
saints in heaven ? 

Yes; we communicate with them as our 



56 CATECHISM. 

fellow-members under the same head, Christ ; 
Jesus^ and we are helped by their prayers. 

142. Are the souls in purgatory helped' 
hy our prayers f 

Yes; they are helped by our prayers, and 
also by good works, and especially by the 
sacrifice of the Mass. 2 Mach. xii. 43-46. 

143. WJiat do you mean by purgatory ? 
A middle state of souls suffering for a time 

on account of their sins. 

144. In what cases do souls go to pur- 
gatory ? 

When they die in less sins, which we call 
venial; and when they have not satisfied the 
justice of God for former sins. 

145. How do you prove that there is a 
purgatory ? 

Because the Scripture often teaches that 
" God will render to every man according to 
his works;" and that ^'nothing defiled can 
enter heaven;" and that some Christians 
"shall be saved, yet so as by fire." 1 Cor. 
iii. 15. 



Article X. 

146. What is the Tenth Article of the 
Apostles' Creed? 
The forgiveness of sins. 



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147. To whom lias Christ given power 
to forgive sins ? 

To the Apostles and their successors, the 
bishops and priests of the Church; for it was 
to them only that Christ said: '^ Whose sins 
you shall forgive, they are forgiven them." 
John XX. 23. 

148. By what Sacraments are sins for- 
given f 

By Baptism and Penance. 

149. Wiat is sin ? 

Any thought, word, deed or omission 
against the law of God. 

150. What is original sin ? 

It is the sin in Avhich we were born. 

151. How came we to he horn in sin ? 
By Adam's sin, when he eat the forbidden 

fruit. 

152. Wliat is actual sin ? 

It is the sin which we commit ourselves. 

153. What is mortal sin f 

That which kills the soul and deserves hell. 

154. Holo does mortal sin hill the soul ? 
By destroying the life of the soul, which 

is the grace of God. 

155. What is venial sin ? 

That which does not kill the soul, yet dis- 
pleases God. 

156. Must we fear mortal sin only ? 



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No; we must fear and detest all sins,, 
whether mortal or venial. 



Article XI. 

157. W7iat is the Eleventh Article of 
the Apostles' Creed ? 
The resurrection of the body. 
158. What means the resurrection of 

tJiehody? 
That we shall rise again with the same 
bodies at the day of judgment. 



Aritcle XII. 

159. What is the Twelfth Article of the 
Apostles' Creed? 

Life everlasting. 

160. What means life everlasting ? 
That the good shall live forever happy in 

heaven. "The just (shall go) into life ever- 
lasting." Matt. XXV. 46. 

161. What is the happiness of heaven ? 
To see, love and enjoy God forever. 

162. Will all be equally happy in 
heaven ? 

No; for " Every man shall receive his own 
reward according to his own labor." 1 Cor.iii.8 



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163. And sliall not the wicked live for- 
ever ? 

Yes; they shall be punished forever in the 
flames of hell. 

164. What is hell^ in the words of 
Christ ? 

Hell is a ^' place of torments." Luke xvi. 
28. An "everlasting punishment." Matt. 
XXV. 46. An "unquenchable fire." Mark ix. 44. 
" The exterior darkness, there shall be weep- 
ing and gnashing of teeth." Matt. viii. 12. 

165. Who shall he condemned to the 
torments of hell ? 

Every one who dies an enemy of God, that 
is, in mortal sin. " He that committeth sin 
is of the devil." 1 John iii. 8. 

166. How do we know that the torments 
of hell are eternal ? 

From the clear testimony of Christ and the 
Apostles: "Depart from me ye cursed into 
everlasting fire . . . and these shall go 
into everlasting punishment*" Matt. xxv. 41, 
46. " And the smoke of their torments shall 
ascend \\^ forever and ever. Apoc. xiv. 11. 

167. With what word do we conclude 
the Apostles'* Creed ? 

With the word " Amen,'' which means "so 
it is "or "so be it." 



60 CATECHISlVr. 

168. Why do we conclude tTie ApostlesV 
Creed with these words f 
In order to declare that we firmly believe 
all that is contained in the Twelve Articles 
of the Creed, and that we are determined to 
live according to this belief, and to die in it. 



THE CHIEF COMMAlSrDMElSrTS. 

1. Will we he saved if we merely he- 

lieve all that God has revealed f 
Ko; we mnst also keep His command- 
ments. " If thou wilt enter into life, keep 
the commandments." Matt. xix. 17. "He 
that doeth the will of my Father who is in 
heaven, he shall enter into the kingdom of 
heaven." Matt. vii. 21. 

2. What are the chief commandments 
which include all the others ? 

"Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with 
thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, 
and with thy whole mind. This is the great- 
est and first commandment. And the second /, 
is like to this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor 
as thyself." Matt. xxii. 37-40; Mark xii. 30, 
31; Luke x. 27. 

3. How do we Tcnow when we love God ? 
When we keep all His commandments: 



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" He tliat hath My commandments and keep- 
eth them, he it is that loveth Me." John xiv. 
21. <*This is the charity of God, that we 
keep His commandments." 1 John v. 3. 

4. Wh€7i is our love of God peefect ? 
Our love of God is perfect when we love 

Him above all things, because He is infinitely 
good in Himself and infinitely good to us. 
'' Let us therefore love God because God first 
hath loved us." 1 John iv. 19. Example of 
Mary Magdalen. Luke vii. §7-48. 

5. When is our love impeefect ? 

Our love"t>f God is imperfect when we love 
Him chiefly because we expect good things 
from Hii^^. Example of the Prodigal Son. 
Luke XV. 17, 18. 

6. How do we Tcnow when we love our 

neig7tbor as ourselves ? 
We love our neighbor as ourselves when 
we observe the command of Christ: "All 
things therefore whatsoever you would that 
men should do to you, do you also to them." 
Matt. vii. 12; 1 John iv. 20; Tob. iv. 16. 

7. Who is our neigJibor ? 

Every human being without exception, 
even those who injure us. Luke x. 29-37. 

8. Must we love our enemies ? 

Yes: "Love your enemies; do good to 



62 CATECHISM. 

them that hate you; and pray for them that 
persecute and calumniate you." Matt. v. 44. 
Example of our Saviour on the cross: 
*' Father, forgive them, for they know not 
what they do." Luke xxiii. 34. In the Lord's 
Prayer w^e say, "Forgive us our trespasses, 
as we forgive them that trespass against us. 

9. Will God for give us if we do not for- 

give others f 
No; *^ But if you will not forgive, neither 
will your Father that is in heaven forgive 
you your sins." Mark xi. 26. "Judgment' 
without mercy to him that haih not done 
mercy." St. James ii. 13. 

10. What must we do when\ioe have 
offended some one ? 

We must go and be reconciled to him. 
Matt. V. 23, 24. 

11. What must we do when some one 
lias offended us ? 

We must forgive him from our heart, oifer 
to make peace with him, and suffer injustice 
rather than return " evil for evil." Romans 
xii. 17-19; Matt, v. 39-41. 



CATECHISM. 63 

OlSr THE TEN COMMAIS^DMEI^TS. 

12. Where is our duty of loving God 
and our neighbor more fully con- 
tained ? 

In the Ten Commandments which God 
gave in the Old Law, and Christ confirmed 
in the New. 

13. Say the Ten Com:nand7nents ? 

I. I am the Lord thy God, who brought 
thee out of the land of Egypt, and out of the 
house of bondage. Thou shalt not have 
strange gods before Me. Thou shalt not 
make to thyself any graven thing, nor the 
likene^i of anything that is in heaven 
above,|or in the earth beneath, or in the 
waterslunder the earth : Thou shalt not adore 
them npr serve them. Ex. xx. 2. 

IL Thou shalt not take the n^^ne of the 
Lord thy God in vain. 

IIL Remember that thou keep holy the 
Sabbath-day. 

IV. Honor thy father and thy mother. 

V. Thou shalt not kill. 

VI. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 

VII. Thou shalt not steal. 

VIII. Thou shalt not bear false witness 
against thy neighbor. 



64 CATECHISM. 

IX. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's 
wife. 

X. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's | 
goods. I 

14. What is tJie First Commandment? 
I am the Lord thy God . . . Thou 

shalt not have strange gods before Me. Thou 
shalt not naake to thyself any graven thing 
, . . Thou shalt not adore them nor serve 
them. Ex. xx. 2. 

15. Wliat are we commanded hy the 
first commandment f 

To believe, hope in, love and serve one 
true and living God, and no more. 

16. How do we fulfill these duties ? 
By Acts of Faith, Hope and Charity. 

17. Should we often maTae these Acts f 
Yes; the saints and holy persons s.'rongly 

recommend every one to make Acts of Faith, 
Hope and Charity every day, and often dur- 
ing the day, and always to say morning and 
evening prayers. 

18. What is forbidden hy the first 
commandment f 

To worship false Gods or idols, or to give 
anything else whatsoever the honor which 
belongs to God. 



CATECHISM. 65 

19. What else is forbidden hy the first 
commandment f 

All false religions, all dealings with the 
devil, and enquiring after things to come or 
secret things, by fortune-tellers or supersti- 
tious practices. Deut. xviii. 10-12. 

20. What else does the first command- 
ment forbid f 

All charms, spells, believing in omens, 
dreams and such like fooleries. 

21. .Does the first commandment forbid 

the making of images ? 
It forbids making them so as to adore and 
serve them; that is, it forbids making them 
our gods. Exod. xx. 23. 

22. Dqes the first commandment forbid 

aAveneration of saints and angels? 
No; Ive are to honor them as God's special 
friends and servants, but not with the honor 
which belongs to God. Gen. xviii. 2. 

23. Is it allowable to honor relics^ cru- 
cifixes and holy ^pictures f 

Yes; with an inferior and relative honor, 
as they relate to Christ and His saints, and 
are memorials of them. 

24. May we then pray to relics and 
images ? 

No; by no means, for they have no life or 
sense to hear or help us. 



66 CATECHISM. 

25. What is the Second Commandment?^ 
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord 1 

thy God in vain. Exod. xx. 7. 

26. What are we commanded hy the 
second commandment ? 

To speak with reverence of God and all 
holy things, and to keep our lawful oaths and 
vows. 

27. What is swearing or talking an 
oath ? 

Swearing or taking an oath is to call God ' 
to witness that we speak the truth, or that 
we will keep our promise. t^ 

28. WJiat is a tow ? J 

A vow is a voluntary promise made to God 
with the intention of binding oneself, under 
sin, to do something that is pleasing to Him. 

29. Must we keep our vows ? 

Yes: " If thou hast vowed anything to 
God, defer not to pay it. It is mucl better 
not to vow, than after a vow not to |)erform 
the things promised." Eccles. v. 3, 4. 

30. What are we forbidden by the 
second commandment? 

All false, rash, unjust and unnecessary 
oaths; also cursing, blaspheming and profane 
words. Eph. iv. 29. 

31. Hoio do we sin by swearing ? 

We sin by gwearing when we swear falsely 



CATECHISM. 67 

or in doubt, or without necessity, or to do 
something evil, or to omit something good, 
which is commanded, or when we do not 
keep our lawful oath. " Thou shalt swear in 
truth, and in judgment and injustice." Jer. 
iv. 2. " A man that sweareth much shall be 
filled with iniquity, and a scourge shall not 
depart from his house." Ecclus. xxiii. 12. 

32. What is a false oath called ? 
A false oath is called perjury. 

33. Is perjury a great sin f 

It is cue of the greatest sins of which one 
can be guilty, for w^e thereby mock God and 
destroy the last means of preserving truth 
and faith among men, and call down the 
vengeance of God upon us. "This (flying 
volume) is the curse, . . . and it shall come 
to the house of him that sweareth falsely by 
My name, ... and shall consume it, 
with the timber thereof and the stones there- 
of." Zach. V. 3, 4; Ezech. xvii. 

34. What is cursing ? , 
Cursing is to call down any evil on our- 
selves, or on our neighbors, or on any of 
God's creatures. 

35. What is blaspheming ? 
Blaspheming is to speak scornfully of God 

or His saints or holy things. *'He that blas- 
phemeth the name of God dying let him die." 
Lev. xxiv. 16. 



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36. WJiat is the Third Commandment 9 
Remember that thou keej) holy the Sab- 
bath-day. Exod. XX. 8-10. 

37. What are we commanded hy the 
thirds commandment ? 

To spend the Sunday in prayer and other 
religious duties. 

38. What do yon mean hy religious 
duties ? 

I mean such as hearing Mass, receiving the 
sacraments, reading good books, etc. 

39. Should we also hear instructions 
and sermons ? i"^ 

Yes; for our Lord says: ^'HeUiat is of 
God heareth the words of God. Therefore 
you hear them not, because you are not of 
God." John viii. 47. " Blessed are they who 
hear the word of God and keep.it." Luke 
xi. 28. ; ; 

40. What are we forbidden hy ^e third 
commandment? ■ 

All unnecessary servile works and sinful 
profanation of the Lord's day. 

41. Which was the Lord^ s day in the 
Old Law f 

In the Old Law it was the Sabbath, or 
Saturday, because God rested on that day 
and commanded it to be kept holy. " In six 
days the Lord made heaven and earth and 



CATECHISM. 69 

the sea and all things that are in them, and 
rested on the seventh day; therefore the Lord 
blessed the seventh day and sanctified it." 
Exod. XX, 11 ; Gen. ii. 2, 3. 

42. Which is the Lord's day in the 
Neio Law ? 

In the NeTV Law it is the first day of the 
week, or Sunday, because the Church, in the 
time of the Apostles, transferred the obliga- 
tion from the seventh to the first day of the 
week, in honor of Christ, for it was on the 
first day, or Sunday, that He rose from the 
dead, that He commissioned His Apostles to 
teach all nations, that He empowered them 
to forgive sins, that He sent down the Holy 
Ghost, and it was on this day that the 
Apostles began to preach the doctrine of 
Christ. 

43. What is the Fourth Commandment? 
Honor thy father and thy mother. 

44. What is commanded hy the fourth 
commandment f 

To love, honor and obey our parents in all 
that is not sin. *^ Children, obey your parents 
in all things, for this is well pleasing to the 
Lord." Col. iii. 20. 

45. W%at is promised to those who 
observe the fourth commandment f 



70 GATECHISM. 

God's blessing and protection in this life 
and happiness hereafter. " Honor thy father 
and thy mother, that it may be well with 
thee, and thou mayest be long lived upon 
earth." Eph. vi. 2, 3; Ecclus. iii. 5-11. 

46. When do cliildren sin against the 
love they owe to their parents ? 

When they wish or do them evil, give 
them trouble, put them in a passion, do not 
assist them in their need or old age, do not 
pray for them living or dead. "He that 
striketh his father or mother shalL be put to 
death." "He that curseth his father or mother 
shall die the death." Exod. xxi. 15, 17. '^Son 
support the old age of thy father and grieve 
him not in his life." Ecclus. iii. 14. 

47. When do children sin against the 
honor they oioe their parents ? 

When they despise them, speak ill of them, 
are ashamed of them, treat them harshly. 
" The eye that mocketh at his father . • . 
let the ravens of the brooks pick it out, and: 
the young eagles eat it." Pro v. xxx. 17. 

48. When do children sin against the 
obedience due to their parents ? 

When they obey them badly or not at all, 
do not listen to their admonitions, offer re- 
sistance to their corrections. " If a man have 
a stu u born or unruly son . . . the peoplet 



CATECHISM. 71 

of the city shall stone him and he shall die." 
Deut. xxi. 18-21. 

49. What may tJiey expect who do not 
fulfil their duties to their parents ? 
The curse of God in this life and eternal 
misery hereafter. " Cursed be he that hon- 
oreth not his father and mother." Deut, 
xxvii. 16; Ecclus xxiii. 18, 19. 
60. What is forbidden hy the fourth 
commandment ? 
All contempt, stubbornness and disobct 
dience to our lawful superiors. 
51. Are we^ommanded to obey only our 
father and mother ? 
Not only them, but also our bishops, 
pastors, magistrates and masters. " With 
all your heart fear the Lord and reverence 
His priests." Ecclus. vii. 31. "Obey your 
prelates and be subject to them." Heb. xiii. 
17. "Let every soul be subject to higher 
powers, for there is no power but from God, 
and those that are, are ordained of God. 
Therefore he that resisteth the power, resist- 
eth the ordinance of God. And they that 
resist j^urchase to themselves damnation." 
Rom. xiii. 1-7. " Servants obey in all things 
your masters," etc. Col. iii. 22-24. 
62. When are parents and other su- 
periors not to he obeyed ? 



'r^ CATEciiisiyi. 

When they command anything sinful! 
" We ought to obey God rather than mem 
Act V. 29. 

63. What are the duties of parents 
towards their children. 

To bring up their children for God; there- 
fore they should instruct them themselves 
and get them instructed in the Catholic 
religion, train them up to a pious and vir-' 
tuous life, set them good example, guard 
them against evil, correct their faults with 
Christian charity. "And you fathers, bring 
(your children) up in the discipling^ and correc- 
tion of the Lord." Ephes. vi. 4; Pro v. xxix. 
15, and xxiii, 13-14. 

54. WJiat are the duties of masters to 
their servants f 

They should treat them kindly, give them 
just wages and enough food, urge them to 
fulfil their religious duties and to do all that 
is right, and keep them from evil and all 
occasion of sin. "Masters do to your ser- 
vants that which is just and equal, knowing 
that you also have a Master in heaven." 
Cols. iv. 1; also Ecclus. xxxiii. 31; 1 Tim. v. 
8; Ecclus. iv. 35. 

55. What are the duties of temporal 
superiors to their inferiors ? 

Temporal superiors are ordained by God 



CATECHISM. 73 

for tlie good of subjects; therefore they 
should promote their welfare as much as they 
are able, perform the duties of their office 
with wisdom and justice, punish evil, and be 
to all a pattern of a Christian life. *' For he 
is God's minister to thee for good." Rom. 
xiii. 4; 2 Paral. xix. 6, 7. 

56. W/iat is the Fiftli Commandment f 
Thou shalt not kill. 

57. W7iat is commanded hy the fiftli 
commandment ? 

To live in peace and un4on with our neigh- 
bors, to promote his welfare, and to take 
care of our own life and health. 

58. What isforMdden iy the fifth com- 
mandment ? 

All wilful murder, hatred and revenge. 
"Whosoever shall shed man's blood, his blood 
shall be shed, for man was made to the image 
of God." Gen. ix. 6. 

59. Is it ever lawful to destroy human 
life? 

Yes; it is lawful for the superior authority 
to do so in the execution of criminals. Rom. 
xiii. 4. And for others in the defence of 
their country, or when necessary in protect- 
ing human life from unjust attack. 



74 CATECHISM. 

60. Does the fifth commandment forhid 

striking f 
Yes; and also anger, quarrelling and in- 
jurious words. "Whosoever hateth his 
brother is a murderer." 1 John iii. 15. ^'But 
I say to you that whosoever is angry with 
his brother shall be in danger of the judg- 
ment." Matt. V. 22; Gal. v. 19-21. 

61. What else does the fifth command- 
ment forhid f 

Giving scandal and bad example. ^'He 
that shall scandalize one of the»e little ones 
that believe in me, it w^ere better for hiu] 
that a mill-stone should be hanged about hi^ 
neck, and that he should be drowned in the 
depth of the sea. Woe to the World because 
of scandals. Woe to that man by whom the 
scandal cometh." Matt, xviii. 6, 7, 

62. What is tlie Bixth Commandment \ 
Thou shalt not commit adultery, 

63. What is commanded iy the sixtJt 
commandment f 

To be decent and modest in all oui 
thoughts, looks, words and actions. 1 Cor 
iii. 16, 17. 

64. Wliat is forbidden hy the sixtl\ 
commandment ? 



CATECHISM. 75 

All kinds of sins with another's wife or 
husband. 

65. What else is forbidden hy the sixth 
commandment? 

All other kinds of immodesties, by kisses, 
touches, looks, words or actions. Gal. v. 
19-21. 

j66. Is every sin of impurity a mortal 
sin? 

Yes; every sin of impurity which one de- 
liberately commits with himself or with 
others, or even in thought, is a mortal sin. 
Ephes. V. 5. 

67. What is the Seventh Commandment? 
Thou shalt not steal. 

68. What are we commanded hy the 
seventh commandment? 

We are commanded to give to every one 
his own, and to be charitable to our neighbor. 

69. What is forbidden iy the seventh 
commandment ? 

All unjust taking away or keeping what 
belongs to others. 

70. What else is forbidden by the 
seventh commandment? 

All manner of cheating in buying or sell- 
ing, or any other way of wronging our 
neighbors. 1 Cor. vi. 8-10; 1 Thes. iv. 3, 6. 



7Q CATECHISM. 

71. Musi we return ill-gotten goods ? 
Yes; if we are able, or else the sin will not 

be forgiven; we must also pay our debts. 
" What doth it profit a man if he gain the 
whole world and lose his own soul ? " Matt, 
xvi. 26. 

72. What must we do wlien we have 
ill-gotten goods^ or have unjustly 
injured our neighbor ? 

We must restore the ill-gotten goods and 
repair the injury done as far as we are able; 
without which we cannot obtain pardon of 
God. 

Restitution must he made not only of tlie things stolen^ 
or if they he gone^ of their value^ hut also of the profits < 
ichich they have made, and of all the losses which the 
owner has suffered. 

73. When and to whom must restitu- 
tion be made? 

As soon as possible, and to the owner or 
his heirs^ or if this be impossible, to the poor 
or to charitable purposes. 

74. May children or servants give alms 

of the property of their parents or 
masters ? 
No ; unless their parents or masters know 
it and approve of it. 



CATECHISM. 77 

75. Wliat is the EigTitli Commandment? 
Thou shalt not bear false witness against 

thy neighbor. 

76. What are we comma]s^ded hy the 
eighth comm^andment ? 

To speak the truth in all things, to guard 
the honor and reputation of every one, and 
to bridle our tongue. *' He that keepeth his 
mouth keepeth his soul." Prov. xiii. 3. 

77. What is forbidden hy the eighth 
commandment ? 

All false testimonies, rash judgments and 
lies. 

78. What is a false testimony ? 

It is to swear to some falsehood or to con- 
ceal the truth when required by lawful 
authority to take an oath. 

79. When do we sin hy rash judgmeistt ? 
When, without sufficient reason, we believe 

some evil against our neighbor. "Judge not 
that you may not be judged." Matt. vii. 1. 

80. What is meant hy a lie ? 

To say knowingly and deliberately what 
is not true. "A lie is a foul blot in a man." 
Ecclus. XX. 26. " Lying lips are an abomina- 
tion to the Lord." Prov. xii. 22. "All liars 
shall have their portion in the pool burning 
with fire and brimstone." Apoc. xxi. 8. 



78 CATECHISM. 

81. What else is forhidden hy the. 
eighth commandment? 

All backbiting and detraction in words andl 
speeches by "which our neighbor's honor andl 
reputation are in any way hurt. 

82. When do we sin hy detraction ? 
We sin by detraction when we make known 

without necessity the faults of others. '' De- 
tractors are hateful to God." Rom. i. 30. 

83. WJien do we sin hy calumny or 
slander ? 

We sin by calumny or slander when we 
accuse our neighbors of faults of which they 
are not guilty. " Thou shalt not calumniate 
thy neighbor." Lev. xix. 13. 

84. When do we sin hy hacTchiting ? 
We sin by backbiting when we speak un- 
charitably of our neighbor in his absence. 
"If a serpent bite in silence, he is nothing 
better that backbiteth secretly." Eccles. x. 
11. 

85. When do we sin hy tale-hearing or 
whispering ? 

We sin by tale-bearing or N^nispering 
when, without necessity, we tell to a person 
what others have said against him. "The 
whisperer and the double-tongued is ac- 
*cursed." Ecclus. xxviii. 15; xxi. 31. 



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86. What is Tie hound to do who has 
injured his neighbor hy speaJcing 
ill of him ? ^ 

He must make him satisfaction and restore 
his good name as far as he is able." ''A good 
name is better than great riches." Prov. 
Ixxii. 1. 

87. Must we he careful of our own good 
name ? 

We must, for our Lord feays: "Let your 
light shine before men that they may see 
your good works and glorify your Father 
who is in heaven." Matt. v. 16. 

88. What is the Ninth Commandment f 
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife. 

89. What is forbidden by the ninth 
commandment ? 

All lustful thoughts and desires and taking 
pleasure in any immodest feelings. " Evil 
thoughts are an abomination to the Lord." 
Prov. XV. 26. 

90. Are impure fhoughts and tempta- 
tions always sins ? 

Ifo; they are not sins when we do not wish 
to have them and when we try to banish 
them. "Blessed is the man that endureth 
temptation, for when he hath been proved he 
shall receive the crown of life." James i. 12. 



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91. W7ie7i do tee sin iy impure fhouglitsf 
When Ave wilfully take pleasure in think- 
ing about any immodest object or actions. 

92. When do we sin hy impure desires ? 
When we wilfully wish to see, hear or do 

something that is contrary to chastity or 
purity. 

93. What is the Tenth Commandment ? 
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's goods. 

94. WJiat are we commanded hy the 
tenth commandment ? 

We are commanded to be content with 

w^hat is our own, and not to envy others their 

gifts of mind or fortune. 

96. Wliy does God forhid not only all 

evil actions hut also all evil 

thoughts and desires ? 

Because evil thoughts and desires defile the 
heart and lead to evil actions. "From the 
heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, 
adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testi- 
monies, blasphemies — these are the things 
that defile a man." Matt. xv. 19, 20. 

Advice, Whenever you are preparing for 
confession, examine yourself carefully on the 
Ten Commandments, for they are the law 
and the rule of life by which on the last day 
God will judge you. 



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THE COMMANDMENTS OF THE CHURCH. 

1. Are we hound to obey the Command- 

ments of the Church? 
Yes; because Christ has said to the pastors 
of His Church: " He that heareth you hear- 
eth Me, and he that despiseth you despiseth 
Me." Luke x. 16. 

2. How do the Commandments of the 

Church hind us f 
They bind us strictly; that is, under pain 
of mortal sin. " If he will not hear the 
Church let him be to thee as the heathen and 
publican." Matt, xviii. 17. 

3. Which are the chief Commandments 

of the Church? 

These six: 

1st. To hear Mass and to rest from servile 
works on Sundays and holydays of obligation. 

2d. To keep fast in Lent, the ember-days, 
Fridays in Advent and eves of certain festi- 
vals, to abstain from flesh on Fridays and 
other appointed days of abstinence. 

3d. To confess our sins to our pastors or 
other priests duly authorized at least once a 
year. 

4th. To receive the Blessed Sacrament at 
Easter or thereabout. 

5th. To pay tithes to our pastors. 



82 CATECHISM. 

6tli. Not to marry within certain degrees 
of kindred, nor privately, without witnesses, 
nor to solemnize marriage at certain pro- 
hibited times. 

THE FIKST COMMANDMENT OF THE CHURCH. 

4. Why did the Church institute holy- 

days ? 
In honor of God and His saints, that we 
might meditate on the mysteries of our re- 
demption and thank God for His graces, audi 
that we might call to mind the examples and' 
virtues of the saints on earth and their eter- 
nal happiness in heaven, and resolve to imi-- 
t ate them and to implore their intercession! 
with God. 

THE SECOND COMMANDMENT OF THE CHURCH. 

5. Why does the Church command us\ 

to fast f 
That by fasting we may satisfy God fort 
our sins. Joel ii. 12. 

6. How much are we allowed to eat on\ 

fast-days ? 
We are allowed only one full meal each) 
day, which must be taken before noon, andl 
a collation which must not exceed eight! 



CATECHISM. 83 

ounces ; but in this country, custom author- 
izes us to take also something in the morning, 
which must not exceed two ounces. 

7. WTio is obliged to fast in this manner? 
Every Christian who is twenty-one years 

old and is not excused by any just cause. 

8. Can toe also eat meat when we are 

dispensed from the obligation of 

fasting ? 

No; even if we should be excused by a 

just cause from the fast, we are not allowed 

to eat meat on fast-days unless we also have 

a special dispensation. 

THE THIRD AND FOURTH COMMANDMENTS OF 
THE CHURCH. 

9. At loliat age do persons hegin to he 

obliged to go to Confession ? 
When they come to the use of reason, so 
as to be capable of mortal sin, which is 
generally supposed to be about the age of 
seven years. 

10. At what age do they begin to be 
obliged to Communion ? 

When they are sufficiently capable of 
knowing these sacred mysteries and of dis- 
cerning the body of the Lord. 



84 CATECHISK. 

11. Is it a mortal sin to omit Easter 
Communion? 

Yes; it is a mortal sin to omit Eastei 
Communion without a just cause; and the 
longer people neglect it the more guilty they 
become. 

Advice. Make it a rule to go to confession 
and Communion often, at least once a monthj 

THE FIFTH COMMA]SDME3SJT OF THE CHURCH. 

12. Are we oMiged to pay tithes to our 
pastors in the law of grace in the 
same onanner as the Jews did under 

■' the law of Moses ? 
No; the sense of this commandment iSj 
that the faithful are bound to maintain theii 
pastors. 1 Cor. ix. 1-16. 

13. Why are we hound to maintain our 
pastors ? . 

' Because it is a sacred duty imposed on us 
by the divine, ecclesiastical and natural law. 
^' The Lord ordained that they who i^reach 
the Gospel should live by the Gospel," etc. 
1 Cor. ix. 14. 

THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT OF THE CHURCH. 

14. W7ien is it forbidden to solemnize' 
marriage ? 



CATECHISM. 85 

It is forbidden to solemnize marriage from 
the First Sunday in Advent to Epiphany, 
and from Ash Wednesday to Low Sunday, 
hiclicsively. 

15. Within what degrees of Mndred is 
onarriage forbidden ? 

The Church forbids marriage between re- 
lations to the fourth degree of kindred. 
Brothers and sisters are in the first degree; 
their children, who are first cousins, are in the 
second degree; and so on to third cousins, 
who are in the fourth degree. 

16. Are those forbidden to marry who 
are related by marriage or affinity ? 

Tes; a relationship of affinity is contracted 
by marriage, and prevents marriage between 
a man and the relatives of his deceased wife, 
and also between a woman and the relatives 
of her deceased husband, to the fourth degree 
included. 

17. Does spiritual relationship or af- 
finity prevent marriage ? 

Yes; any one who baptizes, as well as the 
godfather and godmother, contract spiritual 
relationship or affinity with the person bap- 
tized, and also with the parents of that person, 
which, without a dispensation, prevents mar- 
riage between those so related, and this also 
applies to sponsors in Confirmation. 



bt) CATECHISM. 

SEYE:^r DEADLY SII^S. 

1. Which are the seven deadly sinsf 
1, Pride; 2, Covetousness; 3, Lust; 4, 

Anger; 5, Gluttony; 6, Envy; 7, Sloth. 

2. Are these sins always mortal ? 
They are mortal sins as often as a grave 

duty to God, to our neighbor or to ourselves,^ 

is violated by them. 

8. WJien do we sin hy pride ? 

We sin by pride when we think too much 
of ourselves, do not give God the honor due 
Him, or despise our neighbor. *' Pride is 
hateful before God and men." It "is the 
beginning of all sin." Ecclus. x. 7-15. 

4. ^V}len do we sin hy covetousness f 
We sin by covetousness when we inordi- 
nately seek and love money or other worldly 
goods, and are hard-hearted to those who are 
in distress. ''There is not a more wicked 
thing than to love money, for such a one 
setteth even his own soul to sale*" Ecclus. 
X. 10. 

5. How do we sin hy lust ? 

We sin by lust when we indulge in im- 
modest or impure thoughts and desires, looks, 
words or actions. " No fornicator or unclean 
or covetous person hath inheritance in the 
kingdom of Christ and of God." Ephes. v. 5. 



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6. When do we sin hy anger ? 

We sin by anger when we fly into a great 
passion and hate that which displeases us so 
much that we have a strong desire of revenge. 
'* Let all bitterness and anger and indigna- 
tion and clamor and blasphemy be put away 
from you with all malice." Ephes, iv. 31. 

7. When do we sin hy gluttony ? 

We sin by gluttony when we eat or drink 
too much, or have an inordinate desire of 
eating or drinking. ''Take heed to your- 
selves lest perhaps your hearts be overcharged 
with surfeiting and drunkenness, and that day 
(of judgment) come upon you suddenly." 
Luke xxi. 34. 

8. When do we sin hy envy ? 

We sin by envy when we repine at our 
neighbor's good, and are sad when he has 
temporal or spiritual blessings, but rejoice 
when he loses them. *'By the envy of the 
devil, death came into the world; and they 
follow him that are of his side." Wis. ii. 
24, 25. 

9. When do we sin hy sloth ? 

We sin by sloth when we are so careless 
and lazy that we neglect our temporal or 
spiritual duties." " Idleness hath taught 
much evil." Ecclus. xxxiii. 29. 



88 CATEGHISH. 

PRAYEK. 

1. W7iat is prayer f 

It is the raising up of our minds and hearts 
to God, whereby we beg for good things, and 
to be freed from evil. 

2. Is prayer necessary f 

Yes; prayer is necessary for all who have 
the use of reason, because God has com- 
manded it, saying: ^'Ask and you shall 
receive." John xvi. 24. And unless we pray, 
we do not receive God's grace, and cannot 
be saved, for St. James says; "You have 
not, because you ask not." James iv. 2. 

3. Horn should loe pray ? 

We should pray: 1, With devotion; 2, 
With humility; 3, With confidence; 4, With 
resignation to the will of God; and 5, With 
perseverance. 

4. How do we pray wiTJL DEvoTioisr ? 
When our prayer comes from the heart, 

and we avoid all distracting thoughts as 
much as possible. " This people honoreth Me 
with their lips, bu:;- :ieir heart is far from 
Me." Matt. xv. 8. 

5. Are all distractions in prayer sinful? 
They are sinful when we wilfully entertain 

them; but when we try to banish them they 
increase our merit. 



CATECHISM. 89 

6. When do we pray with humility ? 
When we sincerely acknowledge that our 

sins make us unworthy to be heard. *' God 
resisteth the proud and giveth grace to the 
humble." James iv. 6. 

7. W./ien do wepray with cois^fidei^ce ? 
When we firmly hope that God will hear 

our prayers, if it be for His honor and our 
salvation. " All things whatsoever you ask 
when you pray, believe that you shall re- 
ceive, and they shall come unto you." Mark 
xi. 24. 

8. WTien do wepray with resigjstatio]^ 

TO the will of god? 
When we leave it entirely to him to hear 
us when and how He thinks proper." 
«*' Father, not My will but Thine be done." 
Luke xxii. 42. 

9. When do we pray with persever- 

A]S^CE ? 
When we continue to pray even if our 
prayers seem not to be heard. Example of 
the woman of Canaan, Matt. xv. Parable 
of the friend who asks for three loaves, Luke 
xi. 5-10. 

10. How do we Jcnow fhat our prayers 
loill he heard ? 

Because Christ says: "Amen, amen I say 
to you; if you ask the Father anything in 
My name, He will give it you." John xvi. 23. 



90 CATECHISM. 

11. How many Mnds of prayer are 
there f 

Two: mental and vocal. 

12. What is mental prayer ? 

Mental prayer is that in which we use: 
1, Our memory, calling to mind some truth i 
of religion; 2, Our understanding, thinking 
upon that truth; and 3, Our will, forming; 
holy resolutions and determining by God's 
grace to keep them. 

13. What is vocal prayer ? 
It is prayer expressed in words. 

14. WItat prayers are most recom- 
mended to us? 

The Lord's Prayer, the Hail Mary, the 
Apostles' Creed, the Confiteor, the Acts of 
Faith, Hope, Charity and Contrition. 

15. When should we pray ? 

Christ Himself says that "we ought always 
to pray." Luke xviii. 1. 

16. How call tee pray always ? 

By keeping ourselves in a state of grace, 
and by offering to God all our thoughts, 
words and actions. 

17. Ought iDe not at certain times to 
pray in a special manner ? 

Yes; on Sundays and holydays, every 
morning and evening, before and« after eachi 
meal, and in all dangers, temptations andl 
afflictions. 



CATECHISM.. 91 

THE lord's prayer. 

18. Which is the best of all prayers ? 
The Lord's Prayer. 

19. Why is the our father called the 

LORD'e PRAYER ? 
Because Christ our Lord has taught it to 
us, and commanded us to say it. Matt. vi. 
9-13. 

20. Say the Lord^s Prayer? 
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed 

be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will 
be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give 
us this day our daily bread; and forgive us 
our trespasses, as we forgive them who tres- 
pass against us; and lead us not into temp- 
tation ; but deliver us from evil. Amen. 

21. Wltat does the Lord) s Prayer con- 
taint 

It contains a short 'preface and seven peti' 
tions. 

22. What mean the words ^ Our Father^ 
who art in heaven ? 

They are a short preface which help to 
raise our thoughts to God and make us think 
of heaven, the home of the blessed, where we 
hope to see, love and enjoy God forever. 1 
Cor. xiii. 12. 

23. Wliy do we call God our Father ? 



93 catechism:. 

Because He made us and takes care of us,' 
and we are His children by baptism. 

24. WJiaf do you pray for in the 
riRST PETITION, '' Hallowed he 
T7iy name?'' 

That God may be honored and served by, 
all His creatures. 

25. JVhat mea7is tJie sis.coi^jy petitioi^,, 
" Thy kingdom come f 

That God would come and reign in all our- 
hearts, and bring us hereafter to his heaven- 
ly kino^dom. 

26. What means the third petition, 
'' Thy will he done on earthy as it 
in heaven f 

That God would enable us by His grace to 
do His will in all things, as the blessed do it. 
in heaven. 

27. What Orleans the eoukth petition,^^. 
' ' Give us this day our daily ^ 
bread ?'' 

We beg all necessaries for soul and body. 

28. WJiat means the eifth petitioist, 
"Forgive us our trespasses^ as we 

forgive them who trespass against 
us'r' 
We beg that God will forgive us our sins, , 
as we forgive others their injuries against us. 



CATECHISM. 93 

29. What means the sixth petitioin", 
' ' Lead us not into temptation ? ' ' 

That God would give us grace not to yield 
to temptation. 

30. What means the seyekth petitioit, 

' ' Deliver us from evil .^ " 
We beg that God would free us from all 
evil of soul and body. 

31. Will God/or give us our sins if we 
do not for give others f 

- No; for Christ has said: " If you will not 
forgive, neither will your Father that is in 
heaven forgive you your sins." Mark xi. 26, 

the hail MARY. 

32. What prayer do Catholics usually 
say after the Our Father ? 

The Hail Mary, which is said in honor of 
the mother of God. 

33. Say the Hail Mary ? 

Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with 
thee; blessed art thou among women, and 
blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. 
Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us 
sinners, now and at the hour of our death. 
Amen. 

34. How many parts in the Hail Mary? 
There are three parts in the Hail Mary, 



94 CATECHISM. 

35. WTio made the first two parts f 
The Angel Gabriel made the first, and St 

Elizabeth, inspired by the Holy Ghost, mad<i 

the second part. 

86. Who made tTie third part ? 

The Church of God, against those whc 

denied the Virgin Mary to be the mother o; 

God. 

37. WJiy say you the Hail Mary S( 
often ? 

To put us in mind of the Son of God bein^ 
made man for us; and to honor the Blessec 
Virgin, mother of God, and to beg hei 
prayers for us. 

38. Why should we pray to the Blessea 

Virgin ? 

Because, being the mother of God, sh( 
occupies next to Him the highest place ir 
heaven, and will obtain for us whatever we 
ask with earnest prayer, Avhen it is for oui 
good, 

39. What devotions are most pleasing 
to the Blessed Virgin ? 

The Rosary, the Angelus, the w^earing oi 
the Scapulars and the devotion of the Monthi 
of Mary. 

40. What is the JRosary ? 

The Rosary is a very useful and easy form 
of prayer, mental as well as vocal, which St. 



CATECHISM. 95 

Dominic, inspired by the Blessed Virgin, 
composed and gave to the faithful in the 
thirteenth century, and which the Church 
then approved, and has ever since recom- 
mended and practised. 

41. Of what is the Rosary composed f 
Of prayers and meditations. 

42. What are the prayers ? 
Fifteen Our Fathers and one hundred and 

fifty Hail Marys. 

43. Upon what subjects are the medi- 
tations ? 

Upon the fifteen principal mysteries of the 
life, suffering, death and triumph of our 
Lord; and of the joys and glories of His 
blessed mother. 

44. Hoici many parts are there in the 
Rosary ? 

Three parts, each containing five mysteries, 
and each mystery consisting of one Our 
Father, ten Hail Marys, one Glory be to the 
Father and a meditation proper to the mys- 
tery. 
45.' WJiat are these three parts called ? 

The first part is called the five joyful 
mysteries; the second part is called the five 
sorrowful mysteries; the third part is called 
the five glorious mysteries. 
46. What are the Jive joyful Quysteries f 



96 CATECHIsk. 

1st. The incarnation; 2d. the visitatioi 
of the Blessed Virgin to her cousin St. Eliza 
beth; 3d. The birth of our Lord Jesus Chris" 
in Bethlehem; 4th. The presentation of ou: 
blessed Lord in the temple; 5th. the finding 
of the child Jesus in the temple. 

47. What are the five sorrowful mys' 
teries ? 

1st. The prayer and bloody sweat of on: 
blessed Saviour in the garden; 2d, Tho 
scourging of our blessed Lord at the pillar 
3d. The crowning of our blessed Saviour wit] 
thorns; 4th. Our Saviour carrying His cross 
5th. The crucifixion. 

48. WJiat are the fi^ve glorious mys 
teries ? 

1st. The resurrection of Christ from th 
dead; 2d. The ascension of Christ int« 
heaven; 3d. The coming of the Holy Ghos 
upon the apostles and disciples; 4th. The as 
sumption of the Blessed Virgin into heaven 
5tli. The coronation of the Blessed Virgin i 
heaven. 

49. IIoio should each of these parts h 
said f 

Take a pair of beads, which should b 
blessed, mention the first mystery of the pai 
you intend to say for meditation, say oe 
^' Our Father " on the middle large bead an 



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CATECHISK. 97 



one " Hail Mary " for each of the ten small 
' beads, and one '' Glory be to the Father." 
Then mention the second mystery, and say 
the same prayers. When you have said the 
five mysteries in this manner, conclude with 
the " Hail Holy Queen " and the prayer " O 
God, whose only begotten Son," etc. 

50. May we desire saints and angels 
to pray for us ? 

Yes; Ave may. 

51. Hoio do you prove that saints and 
angels hear us ? 

Because "there shall be joy before the 
angels of God upon one sinner doing pen- 
ance." Luke XV. 10. 



FAITH, GOOD WOEKS A]>^D GRACE. 

1. What is faith? 

Faith is a gift of God infused into our 
souls by which we believe without doubting 
all that He has taught and the Church pro- 
poses, because God has revealed it, Who can 
neither deceive nor be deceived. 

2. Is faith necessary ? 

Yes: "Without faith it is impossible to 
please God." Heb. xi. 6. 

3. Will faith alone save us ? 



98 CATECHISM. 

No: *^ Faith without works is dead." James 
ii. 26. 
4. Are good worJcs necessary ? 

Yes; for " Every tree tlierefore that doth 
not yield good fruit shall be cut down and 
cast into the fire." Matt. iii. 10. 
6. Do good worTcs merit eternal life ? 

Yes; good works merit eternal life when 
done to please God by a Christian in the 
state of grace. 

6. Can we do anything without God's 

grace to merit eternal life f 
We can do nothing without God's grace 
to merit eternal life. Christ says : " Without 
Me you can do nothing." John xv. 5. 

7. Is the good done in mortal sin use- 

less? 
No; it is very useful to obtain God's grace. 
"Redeem thou thy sins with alms, and thy 
iniquities with works of mercy to the poor." 
Dan. iv. 24. 

8. What is grace f 

It is a supernatural interior gift which 
God gives to us on account of the merits of 
Christ for our salvation. 

9. How is supernatural grace divided ? 
Into actual grace and sanctifying grace. 

10. In what does actual grace consist f 
It consists in this, that it enlightens our 



CATECHISM. 99 

understanding and inclines us to avoid evil, 
and both to will and to do good. " Give me 
understanding . . . incline my heart un- 
to thy testimonies." Ps. cxviii. 34-36. 

11. Does God give His grace to all men ? 
Yes ; God gives sufficient grace to enable 

us to keep His commandments, as we are 
bound to do, and to save our souls. God 
"will have all men to be saved, and to come 
to the knowledge of the truth." 1 Tim. ii. 4. 

12. What is sanctifying grace ? 
Sanctifying grace is a free supernatural 

gift which the Holy Ghost gives to our souls, 
and by which from sinners we are made just, 
children of God, and heirs of heaven. 

13. How long does sanctifying grace 
remain in our souls ? 

As long as we do not commit mortal sin. 

14. How can we oMain God^s grace? 
By prayer, good works and the sacraments. 



SACEAMENTS. 

1. What is a sacrament? 

An outward sign of inward grace, insti- 
tuted by Christ, by which grace is conveyed 
to our souls. 



100 CATECHISM. 

2. How many tilings are necessary to 

a sacrament ? 
Three things: 1st. An outward sign; 2d. 
Inward grace; 3d. Institution of Christ. 

3. Who instituted the sacraments ? 
Christ our Lord. 

4. Do all sacraments give grace ? 
Yes; if we are duly prepared. 

5. Whence have the sacraments the 
power of giving grace f 

From Christ's precious blood. 
G. Is it a great happiness to receive the 
sacraments ivorthily ? 

Yes; it is the greatest happiness in this 
world. 

7. What sin does lie commit who re- 

ceives a sacrament nnwortliily ? 
He commits a sacrilege, Avhich is a very 
grievous mortal sin. 

8. How many sacraments are there ? 
Seven: Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Eu- 
charist, Penance, Extreme Unction, Holy 
Orders and Matrimony. 

9. How are the sacraments divided ? 
They are divided into sacraments of the 

living and sacraments of the dead — sacra- 
ments which can be received but oncej and 
those which can be received more than once. 



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10. WhicJi are the sacraments of the 

LIVIJNTG ? 
Confirmation, Holy Eucharist, Extreme 
Unction, Holy Orders and Matrimony; and 
are so-called because, in order to receive them 
worthily, our souls must be free from sin and 
living in the state of grace. 

11. Which are the sacraments of the 

DEAD ? 
Baptism and Penance; and are so-called 
because they can be received when our souls 
have been killed by mortal sin and are dead 
in the sight of God. 

12. Which sacraments can he received 

hut OI^CE ? 
Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Orders. 

13. Why can they he received hid once f 
Because they imprint on the soul of him 

who receives them an indelible mark which 
shall remain forever, and add either to his 
happiness in heaven or his misery iu bell. 

BAPTISM. 

14. What is Baptism ? 

It is a sacrament by which we are made 
Christians, children of God and heirs of 
heaven; and are cleansed from original sin, 
and also from actual sin, if we be guilty of 
any. 



102 CATECHISM. 

16. Is Ba^otism necessary ? 

Yes; without it no one can "be saved. 
'^ Unless a man be born again of water and 
the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the 
kingdom of God." John iii. 5. 

16. When did Christ give the commandl 
to baptize f 

Before His ascension, when he said to the ' 
apostles: " Going therefore teach ye alll 
nations; baptizing them in the name of the 
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy 
Ghost." Matt, xxviii. 19. 

17. How is Baptism given ? 

By pouring water on the person to be 
baptized, and at the same time saying; ''II 
baptize thee in the name of the Father, and 
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost." 

18. Who can validly 'baptize ? 
Priests who have care of souls; and in case 

of necessity, any one, even one not a Catholic. 

19. What kind of water should be used f: 
Baptismal water, or water blessed for that 

purpose, should be used; but when this can- 
not be obtained, any natural water will do. 

20. What intention must he have who 
baptizes f 

He must have the intention of doing what 
the Church does when giving the sacrament; 
of Baptism. 



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21. What promises do we make in 
Baptism f 

To renounce the devil with all his works 
and pomps. 

22. What are the duties of godfathers 
and godmothers ? 

1st. They must be themselves good Cath- 
olics; 2d. They must instruct the child in 
the Catholic religion if the parents should 
not fulfil this duty. 

23. ^hat persons contract spiritual 
relationship hy Baptism ? 

The person who baptizes and the sponsors 
become spiritually related to the person bap- 
tized and to his parents, so that, unless by 
dispensation, marriage between persons so 
related is null and void. 

24. Can the Baptism of water ever he 
I- supplied ? 

When it is impossible to receive the Bap- 
tism of water, it may be supplied by the 
Baptism of desire, or by the Baptism of blood. 
25 What is Baptism of desire f 

An earnest wish to receive Baptism, and 
to do all that God has ordained for our sal- 
vation, joined with a perfect contrition or a 
perfect love of God. 

26. What is the Baptism of hlood ? 
. Martyrdom for the sake of Christ. "He 



104 CATECHISM. 

that shall lose his life for Me shall find it." 
Matt. X. 39. 

COKFIRMATIO]^'. 

27. What is Confirmation ? 

It is a sacrament in which, by the impo- 
sition of the bishop's hands, we receive the 
Holy Ghost, in order to make us strong and 
perfect Christians and soldiers of Jesus 
Christ. 

28. Is Confirmation necessary to sal- 
vation ? 

Confirmation is not absolutely necessary 
for salvation; yet it would be a sin not to 
receive it through neglect or indifference. 

29. How does the Bisliop administer 
Confirmation ? 

He extends his hands over those to be 
confirmed and prays that the Holy Ghost 
may come down upon them with His seven- 
fold gifts; 2d. He anoints the forehead of 
each one with Holy Chrism; 3d. He gives 
each a slight blow on the cheek. 

30. What are the words which the 
Bishop says lohile he anoints with 
the Holy Chrism ? 

These w^ords: ^* I sign thee with the sign 
of the cross, and I confirm thee with the 



CATECHISM. 105 

Chrism of salvation. In the name of the 
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy 
Ghost." 

31. Why does the Bishop malte the sign 
of the cross on the forehead and 
give a slight Mow on the cheeic? 

To remind us that we should not be 
ashamed of the cross, and that we should 
suffer with patience, and even die if necessary 
for Christ. 

32. Hoio do yon prove that the apostles 
administered Confirmation ? 

From the Acts of the Aj)ostles, (chap. viii. 
14-17), where we read that St. Peter and St. 
John went to Samaria to confirm those who 
were only baptized; "then they laid their 
hands upon them, and they received the Holy 
Ghost." Acts. viii. 17. 

33. WJio can receive Confirmation 
iDorthily ? 

Every one v>^ho is baptized, free from mortal 
sin, in the state of sanctifying grace, and 
well instructed in the Catholic religion. 

34. How is a person to prepare himself 

to receive the sacrament of Confir- 

QTiation ? 

He must cleanse his conscience at least 

from all mortal sins, must be well instructed 

in this sacrament, and must heartily desire 



106 CATECHISM. 

and pray for the grace te receive the Holy 
Ghost. 

35. Is it a great sin to receive Confir- 
motion unworthily ? 

Yes; because it is a profanation of one of 
the holy sacraments instituted by Christ for 
our salvation. 

36. WJiat are tlie effects of Confirma- 
tion ? 

Confirmation increases sanctifying grace, 
gives the Holy Ghost with His sevenfold 
gifts, and marks us as soldiers of Christ. 

37. How many gifts of the Holy Ghost 
are there f 

Seven: 1. Wisdom; 2. Understanding; 3. 
Counsel; 4. Fortitude; 5. Knowledge; G. 
Piety; and 7. Fear of the Lord. Isais xi. 2, 3. 

38. How many are the fruits of the 
Holy Ghost ? 

There are twelve: 1. Charity; 2. Joy; 3. 
Peace; 4. Patience; 5. Benignity; 6. Good- 
ness; 7. Longanimity; 8. Mildness; 9. Faith; 
10. Modesty; 11. Contineucy; 12. Chastity. 

HOLY EUCHAKIST. 

39. What is the Holy Eucharist ? 

It is the true body and blood of Christ, 
under the appearance of bread and wine. 



CATECHISM. 107 

40. When did Christ institute this 
sacrament ? 

At the Last Supper, the evening before 
Hi« passion. 

41. How did Christ institute it ? 

He took bread, blessed and broke, and 
gave to His disciples, saying: "Take ye and 
eat; this is My body." Then He took the 
chalice, with wine in it, blessed and gave to 
His disciples, saying: '^ Drink ye all of this; 
for this is My blood." Matt. xxvi. 26-28. 

42. Did Christ give the apostles power 
to change bread and wine into His 
'body and blood ? 

Yes; He gave that power in these words: 
" Do this for a commemoration of Me." Luke 
xxii. 19. 

43. To whom did this power pass from 
the apostles ? 

It passed from the apostles to the bishops 
and priests. 

44. When do the bishops and priests 
exercise this power f 

At Mass, when they pronounce over the 
bread and wine these words: ^' This is My 
body; this is My blood." 

45. \Yhat happens at the consecration 
when these words are said ? 

The bread is changed into the body of 
Christ, and the wine into His blood. 



108 CATECHISM. 

46. How are the hread and wine changed 

into the body and hlood of CJirist ? 
By the power of God, to whom nothing is 
hard or impossible; and by the words of 
Christ spoken by the priest in the Mass. 

47. Hoio do we Jcnow that Christ gate 
His true body and His true hlood 
lolien He said ' ' This is My body ; 
this is My blood ?^' 

Because Christ long before promised to 
His disciples that He would give them His 
real flesh to eat and His real blood to drink. 
John vi. 52, &c. And because He after- 
wards, at the Last Supper, expressly declared 
that that w^hich He then gave them as food 
and drink was really His body and His 
blood. Matt. xxvi. 26, &c. And also because 
the apostles and the Catholic Church have at 
all times believed and taught this doctrine. 
1 Cor. X. 10, and xi. 23-29. 

48. Why has Christ given Himself to 
us in this sacrament of tJie Holy 
Eucharist ? 

To feed and nourish our souls, and to 
enable us to perform all Christian duties. 

49. Does anything remain of the bread 

and wine after consecration ? 
Is'othing remains of them but the forms 
aud appearances. 



CATECHISM. 109 

50. W7iai do you Quean by forms and 
appearances ? 

I mean that which appears to our senses, 
a« the figure, the color and the taste. 

51. Is there anything under the form 
of bread but the bod.y of Christ ? 

There is also there His blood, His soul, His 
divinity; in short, the whole person of Christ. 

52. And under the form of wine? 
Christ is also wholly there. 

53. When the priest breaks the sacred 
Host^ does he also break the body 
of Christ? 

No; Christ is under the forms in such a 
manner that He cannot be divided. 

54. When the Host is divided^ under 
which part is Jesus Christ ? 

He is whole under each part. 

SACRIFICE OF THE MASS. 

55. Wliat is a sacrifice f 

It is an offering of some external sensible 
thing, made to God by a lawful minister, to 
acknowledge by its destruction or change 
God's absolute dominion over us and our 
entire dependence on Him, and thereby to 
pay Him the supreme homage of adoration. 

56. Have tliere been sacrifices at all 

times ? ' 



110 CATECHISM. 

Yes; even in the beginning of the world 
Cain and Abel offered sacrifice. God com- 
manded them under the Old Law, and Christ 
in the New Law instituted the Mass as a 
perpetual sacrifice. Heb, ix. 14; Gen. xiv. 18; 
Mai. i. 10, 11. 

57. What is the Mass? 

'^ It is the unbloody sacrifice of the body 
and blood of Christ," offered on our altars 
under the appearance of bread and wine, to 
represent and continue the sacrifice of the 
cross. 

58. When and why did Christ insti- 
tute this holy sacrifice ? 

Christ at His Last Supper instituted the 
holy sacrifice of the Mass to fulfil all the 
ancient sacrifices find to leave in His Church 
an offering worthy of God, and commanded 
the apostles and their successors to continue 
it during all time till He would come. Luke 
xxii. 

59. Is the sacrifice of the Mass the same 

as the sacrifice of the cross ? 
Yes; it is the same, except in the manner 
of offering, because in both it is the same 
who offers and who is offered, namely, Christ 
our Lord. 

60. What are the ends for which loe 
are to offer the Mass ? 



CATECHISM. Ill 

1st. For God's honor and glory; 2d. In 
thanksgiving for all His benefits and to re- 
mind us of the passion and death of His Son ; 
3d. To obtain pardon of our sins; and 4th. 
To obtain all graces and blessings through 
Jesus Christ. 

61. Are we hound to hear Mass ? 

Yes; all who have the use of reason and 
have no lawful excuse, are bound under 
mortal sin to hear Mass on Sundays and 
holydays of obligation. 

62. Why is the Mass said in Latin f 
1. Because this language comes from Rome, 

whence w^e receive our faith; 2. Because 
being a dead language it does not change in 
the course of time like living languages; 3. 
Because thereby the unity of the Church, 
even in her public service, is represented and 
preserved over the whole world. 

63. HoiD should loe hear Mass ? 

With great attention and devotion, read- 
ing the prayer-book, or saying the beads, or 
meditating on the sujffering and passion of 
Christ, represented in the different parts of 
the Mass. 

HOLY GOMMUKIOlSr. 

64. What is Holy Communion ? 

It is the receiving of the sacrament of the 
Eucharist. John vi. 57, and 1 Cor. x. 16. 



112 CATECHISM. 

60. Is it God or the Church only that 

has commanded us to receive Holy 

Communion f 

God also has commanded it to us; for 

Christ our Lord says: ''Amen, amen I say 

unto you: except you eat the flesh of the Son 

of man and drink His blood you shall not 

have life in you." John vi. 54. 

66. Must we also drinJc of the chalice 
in order to receive the Mood of 
Christ ? 

No; for under the appearance of bread we 
receive also His blood, since we receive Him 
whole and entire. John vi. 52-59. 

67. Why then did Christ institute the 
Holy Eucharist in ioth kinds ? 

Because He instituted it not only as a 
sacrament but also as a sacrifice, for which 
both kinds are required. 

68. Why does the Church give Holy 
Communion only under the ap- 
pearance of hread? 

1. To prevent the sacred blood from being 
profaned, since under the appearance of wine 
it might be spilt; 2. To make it easy for 
all to receive the Blessed Sacrament; 3. To 
declare against heretics that Christ is present 
whole and entire under each kind. Luke 
xxiv. 30; Acts ii. 42. 



CATECHISM. 113 

69. What graces does Holy Communion 
bring to our souls f 

1. It unites us closely to Christ by receiv- 
ing Him into our hearts. 

2. It increases and preserves sanctifying 
grace. 

&. It weakens our evil desires and gives us 
strength to be virtuous. 

4. It cleanses us from venial and preserves 
us from mortal sin 

5. It is a pledge of our future resurrection 
and everlasting happiness. John vi. bo, 

70. Does every one receive in Holy Com- 
munion the grace it is intended to 
give ? 

No; he who receives unworthily, that is, 
in the state of mortal sin, commits a sacri- 
lege like Judas, and draws upon himself the 
curse of God; for the apostles says: "He 
that eateth and drinketh unworthily eateth 
and drinketh judgment to himself." 1 Cor. 
xi. 27-29. 

71. What are frequently the conse- 
quences of an unworthy Commun- 
ion in this life ? 

Blindness and hardness of heart, and some- 
times also sudden death and other temporal 
punishments. 

Example, The miserable end of Judas, who 



114 CATECHISM. 

made the first unworthy Communion, off 
whom our Saviour says: " It were better fon 
him if that man had not been born." Matt, 
xxvi. 24. And St. Paul also says of themi 
who receive unworthily: "' Therefore area 
there many infirm and Aveak among you andl 
many sleep." (the sleep of death.) 1 Cor. xi. 
30. 

72. How must we %)repare ourselves toi 
receive the Blessed Sacrament ? 

We must be in the slate of grace and be ■ 
fasting from midnight. 

73. What must we do lohen we have 
committed a grievous sin ? 

We must make a good confession before ' 
we receive. "Let a man prove himself audi' 
so let him eat of that bread and drink of the- 
chalice." 1 Cor. xi. 28. 

74. Does venial sin onaTce our Com- 
munions unworthy? 

Venial gin does not make them unworthy 
or sacriligious, but it lessens the graces;' 
which they otherwise would give. 

PEINTANCE. 

75. What is the sacrament of Penance ? * 

It is a sacrament in which the sins are for- 
given which we have committed after Bap- 
tism. 



CATECHISM. 115 

'6. Hoio are sins forgiven in the sac- 
rament of Penance ? 
By the priest's absolution, joined with 
;ontrition, confession and satisfaction. 

7. How do yoiv prove that the priest 
has jpoioer to absolve sinners if 
they he truly penitent ? 

From the words of Christ: *^ Whose sins 
oil shall forgive they are forgiven them, 
ind whose sins you shall retain they are re- 
ained." John xx. 23; also Matt, xviii. 18. 

8. Was the power of forgiving sins to 
pass from the apostles to the priests? 

Yes; because Christ instituted His means 
f salvation for all times and for all men who 
tand in need of them. 
'9. Is^ then^ the sacrament of Penance 

necessary for salvation to all who 

have sinned ? 
It is necessary for salvation to all those 
vho have committed mortal sin after Bap- 
ism. 
!0. How many things are required on 

our part in order to receive the 

sacrament of Penance icorthily ? 
These five: 1. Examination of Conscience; 
J. Contrition; 3. Resolution of amendment; 
k Confession; and 5. Satisfaction. 



116 CATECHISM. 



OT^ EXAMIISrATIOJSr OF COIS'SCIENCE. 

81. How are we to begin the examina 
tion of conscience f 

By imploring the assistance of God \\ 
know our sins, to be sorry for them, and tt 
confess them. 

82. In what manner should we examini 

our conscience ? 
1, We should call to mind when we lag? 
made a good confession, and whether w' 
said the penance then given us; 2. W 
should go through the ten commandmenti 
of God, the six commandments of the Church! 
the seven desuily sins and the obligation 0| 
our state of life, and we should ask ourselve 
how we have offended God in each of these 
by thoughts, words, actions or omissions 
We must also find out the number of eacl 
kind of gins we committed. 

OX COISTTRITIO]^. 

83. What is contrition ? 
Contrition is a hearty sorrow for our sins 

by which we have offended so good a God^ 
with a firm purpose of amendment. 

84. Is contrition necessary ? 1 
Yes; contrition is so necessary that ouu 

sins will not be forgiven without it. Joel ii. 12: 



CATECHISM. 117 

}5. What qualities must contrition Jiaxe 
that our sins may ~be for given ? 

These three: Contrition must be 1. In- 
erior; 2. Universal; 3. Supernatural. 
J6. Hoio must contrition be interior ? 

We must not merely say we are sorry for 
ur sins, but we must detest them in our 
leart and sincerely wish we had notcommit- 
ed them. " Rend your hearts and not your 
arments," &c. Joel ii. 13. 

7. Holo nnust contrition he universal ? 
We must be sorry for all the sins we have 

ommitted — at least for all mortal sins. " Be 
onverted and do penance for all your ini- 
uities." Ezech. xviii. 30. 

8. How must contrition he super- 
natural ? 

We must be sorry for our sins not because 
(lereby we have lost our good name, health, 
roperty, or for other natural reasons, but 
)r supernatural reasons, namely, because we 
ave offended God, lost His grace, deserved 
ell. Examples of supernatural sorrow: 
[ing David and Mary Magdalen, Luke vii. 
7-50. Of natural sorrow: Esau, Gen. xxvii. 
8; Saul, 1 Kings xv. 23-30; Antiochus, 1 
lac. vi. 8-16. 

9. Hoio onany hinds of supernatural 
contrition are there ? 



118 CATECHISM. 

Two : Perfect contrition and imperfect con- 
trition^ commonly called attrition. 

90. Wlien is contrition perfect? 
Contrition is perfect when simply because 

we love God we are sorry for having offended 
Him. Luke vii. 37-50. 

91. When is contrition imperfect? 
Contrition is imperfect when not simply 

because we lore God, but for some other 
supernatural reasons, such as the loss of 
heaven or the fear of hell, we are sorry fo|ri 
having^ offended Him. "\ 

OlSr THE KESOLUTIOlSr OF AMENDMENT. 

92. WJiat is a resolution of amend- 
ment ? 

A resolution of amendment is a sincere! 
determination to amend our life and to sin nc 
more. Example of St. Paul, Rom. viii. 35 
38, 39. 

93. What must lie he determined to dc 
loho has a firm and sincere resolw 
tion of amendment ? 

He must be determined : 

1. To avoid, at least, all mortal sin. 

2. To shun the danger and the proiimat( 
occasion of sin. 

3. To use the necessary means of amend 
ment. 



CATECHISM. 119 

4, To make due satisfaction for his sins. 

5. To repair the injury he may have done 
o his neighbor. 

•4. What is meant hy the proxionate 
occasion of sin ? 

By the proximate occasion of sin is meant 
, person, a company, an amusement, or any- 
hing else Avhich usually has lead, and, if not 
ivoided, very likely will lead, a person into 
in. 

>5. Is it a strict duty to sJiun the prox- 
imate occasion of sin ? 

Yes, whenever it is possible; for he who 
nil not avoid the occasion of sin has not a 
incere determination to avoid the sin itself. 

He that loveth danger shall perish in it." 
Jcclus. iii. 27; see Matt. v. 29, 30. 
)6. Will he he forgiven who will not 
avoid the occasion of sin f 

No; the priest's absolution will do him no 
ood, but only increase his guilt. 

OK COISTFESSION. 

)7. What is confession f 

It is to accuse ourselves of all our sins to 
I priest. 

)8. What are the necessary qualities 
of confession f 



120 CATECHISM. 

Confession must be: 1. Humble; 2. Entire; 
3. Sincere; 4. Clear. 

99. When is confession TiUTuble ? 
Confession is humble when we confess our 

sins with a feeling of shame and regret for 
having offended God. 

100. When is confession entire ? 
Confession is entire when we confess all 

our sins — at least all mortal sins — together 
with their number and necessary circum- 
stances. 

101. What must we do if we cannot 
remember the exact number ? 

We must tell them as well as we are able, 
and say: I have committed this sin about 
times a day, week or month. 

102. Wheii is confession sincere ? 
Confession is sincere when we accuse our- 
selves just as we find ourselves guilty before 
God, without concealing anything or trying 
to excuse ourselves. 

103. Wlien is confession clear ? 
Confession is clear wh.en we tell our sins 

so that the confessor can understand every- 
thing clearly. 

104. Would your confession he clear if 
you told your sins in a general 
way : If you should say I hate 
missed my prayers; I have cursed; 



f 



• CATECHISM. 121 

/ Tiave missed Mass; I have Tiad 
evil thoughts^ and so on f 
No; by no means, but I must tell the num- 
ber of times I missed my prayers; the number 
of times I cursed; the number of times I 
missed Mass, and so with all the others. The 
number of the different sins must be told. 

105. What if one wilfully conceals a 
mortal sin in confession f 

He commits a great sin by telling a lie to 
the Holy Ghost, .and makes his confession 
nothing worth. Example of Ananias and 
Saphira, Acts v. 1 -10. 

106. How many things^ tJien^ have we 
to do hy way of preparation for 
confession ? 

Four things: 1. We must heartily pray to 
God for His grace to help us; 2. We must 
carefully examine our consciences; 3. We 
must beg pardon of God and be very sorry 
from our hearts for having offended Him; 
and 4. We must resolve to renounce our sins 
and be^in a new life for the future. 

107. How should you maJce your con- 
fession ? 

Having prepared myself properly and ar- 
rived at the confessional, I kneel down, ask 
the priest's blessing, saying, '^ Bless me, 
Father, for I have sinned," and make the 



123 CATECHISM. . 

sign of the cross, and say the confiteor as 
far as " through my fault." Then I say how 
long it is since my last confession, whether I 
received absolution and communion and said 
my penance. If I have forgotten any sins; 
in my last confession I tell them first and I 
say I forgot them. Then I confess all the 
sins I have committed since my last confes- 
sion, beginning with the first commandment. 
If I have committed any sins against this 
commandment I tell them and the number 
of times I committed each sin. Then I tell 
in the same way all the sins and their num- 
ber against the second commandment. Then 
in the same way all the sins and their num- 
ber against each of the ten commandments 
in their regular order. I then in the same 
way and order tell the sins against the com- 
mandments of the Church, if I have commit- 
ted any. Next in order are the seven deadly 
sins and those against the particular duties 
of my state of life. When I have told all 
my sins I say, "For these and all my other 
sins which I cannot call to mind I am heartily 
sorry, and ask pardon of God, and penance 
and absolution of you, my ghostly father." 
108. Wliat should we do after this f 

We should listen with attention to the in- 
struction which the priest gives, and be care- 



CATECHISM. 123 

ful to understand the penance given ns, and 
^vhile receiving absolution we should make 
an Act of Contrition and a firm resolution of 
amendment. 

109. W7iat are we to do if we should 
not receive absolution ? 

We should humbly submit to the decision 
of the confessor, and by true amendment 
render ourselves worthy of it in the next 
confession. 

110. What are we to think of those who 
soon after confession commit the 
same mortal sins f 

, We have reason to think that their con- 
'ession, or contrition, or resolution, has not 
been as good as it should have been. 

111. Can all sins be forgiven by the 
sacrament of Penance f 

Yes; all the sins we have committed after 
Baptism can be forgiven with the necessary 
disposition of repentance. " If we confess 
our sins He is faithful and just to forgive us 
our sins," &c. 1 John i. 9. 

112. ^Vhy onust we confess our sins ? 
Because Christ orc'^ined it go, when He 

instituted the sacram • of Penance. 

113. How do youpds^e tliat Christ lias 
ordained confe ion ? 



124 CATi:c:iis:i 

Wc prove it : 1. By His own words : 
** Whose sins you shall forgive," &c. For, 
unless we declare our sins to the priest, he 
cannot know whether he is to forgive or to 
retain them. 

2. By the testimony of the holy fathers oft 
the Church, 

3. By the constant practice of the Church 
at all times and among all nations. 

*'Many of them that believed came con- 
fessing and declaring their deeds." Acts xix. 
18; see also 1 John i. 8, 9. Confession of sins 
was commanded in the Old Law. Kumb. v. 
6, T; Prov. xxviii. 13; Ecclus iv. 31. The 
people confessed their sins. Matt. iii. 1-6; 
Mark i. 4, 5. ^' Whosoever is ashamed to 
declare his sins to man, and will not confess 
them, he shall be confounded in the day of 
judgment in the face of the whole Avorld. 
ISt. John Chrysostom. 
114. Wotdd our sins 'beforgmen if we 
confessed them to God alone ? 

Xo; for then the power which Christ gave 
to the priests Avould be vain and useless. 
"Confess your sins one to another . . ., 
(not then to God alone) that you maybe 
saved." James v. 16*> vu 
wit 
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CATECHISM, 125 

OK SATISTACTIOJSr. 

116. What is satisfaction ? 

It is doing the penance given by the priest. 

116. Must the penance be performed f 
Yes; because it is a part of the sacrament 

of Penance, and required by divine precept; 
it would be a sin to neglect it wilfully. 

117. Wliy is penance given ? 
That we may make some atonement to 

God for the sins we have committed, and by 
performing it undergo in some manner the 
temporal punishment due to our sins, which: 
we must suffer here on earth or in j^urgatory., 
See 3 Kings xxi. 27-29; also Jonas iii. " 

118. Wliat is an indulgence ? 

It is a releasing of temporal punishment 
which often remains due to sin after the 
guilt has been remitted by the sacrament of 
Penance, The power to grant indulgences 
is proven from the words of Christ. Matt, 
xvi. 19, and xviii. 18. 

119. WJiat must we do to gain an in-, 
dulgence ? 

We must be in a state of grace and per- 
form all the good works prescribed by the 
Church. 

120. How many Tcinds of indulgences 
are there ? 



126 CATECHISM. 

Two: a plenary indulgence^ which is an 
entire remission of the temporal punishment; 
and a partial indulgence, which is a remis- 
sion of a part of it only. 

121. Wltat is a Jubilee f 
A jubilee is a plenary indulgence whict 

the pope grants every twenty-five years, o> 
on extraordinary occasions, to all those whc 
comply with the conditions. 

EXTREME U:N^CTI0I^. 

122. WTiat is Extreme Unction ? 
Extreme Unction is a sacrament whicl 

gives grace to die well, or, if it be GodV 
will, grace to be restored to health. 

123. Wlten is tliis sacrament given f 
When we are in danger of death by sick 

ness. 

124. WJiat scripture have you for tMt 
sacrament ? 

" Is any man sick among you ? Let hin: 
bring in the priests of the Church, and lei 
them pray over him, anointing him with or 
in the name of the Lord; and the prayer ol 
faith shall save the sick man^ and the Lore 
shall raise him uj); and if he be in sins, thej 
shall be forgiven him." St. James v. 14, 15j 
see Mark vi. 13. 



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CATECHISM. 127 



HOLY ORDEES. 



125. What is the sacrament of Holy 
Orders ? 

It is the sacrament by which bishops, 
priests, etc., are ordained and receive grace 
and power to perform the duties belonging 
to their charge. 

126. What are the principal powers 
which the sacrament of Holy 
Orders gives ? 

1st. The power to change bread and wine 
into the body and blood of Christ, which was 
given to the apostles at the Last Supper, 
when Christ said to them, " Do this for a 
commemoration of Me." Luke xxii. 19. 2d. 
The power to forgive sins, which Christ gave 
to the apostles after His resurrection, when 
he breathed on them, saying, "Receive ye 
the Holy Ghost; whose sins you shall forgive 
they are forgiven them, and whose sins you 
shall retain they are retained." John xx. 22, 
23. 

Christ came upon earth to redeem mankind 
and give them the means of salvation. 

He founded His Church and established in 
it an order of priests to whom He gave 
power to offer sacrifice, to administer the 
sacraments, to instruct and guide the people 
and to govern the Church. The apostles 



128 CATECHISM. 

were the first to whom He gave order and 
mission and grace to perform their importani 
duties. And as His Church was to continue 
to the end of the world, for He says: *'Be 
hold I am with you all days, even to tht 
consummation of the world." Matt, xxviii. 20 
He gave them moreover the power to com 
municate the same to their successors. *' Ai 
the Father hath sent Me I also send you.' 
John XX. 21. That is, in other words, as th* 
Father hath sent Me His first priest, witi 
power to ordain and send others, so I send yoi 
also as priests, with power to do the same 
and your successors having the same powe 
as I have given you, can in like manner sent 
others, and so on to the end of the world 
Accordingly the apostles did ordain succes 
sors and instructed them to ordain other 
after them. 

For the apostles ordained Matthias in th 
place of Judas. Acts i. 24-26. St. Paul wa 
converted and filled with the Holy Ghosi 
Acts ix. 5-18. St. Paul and Barnaba 
ordained other priests. Acts. xiv. 22. S 
Paul ordained Timothy and Titus and ir 
structed them to appoint others. 2 Tim. i. i 
2 Tim. ii. 2; Tit. i. 5. This sncces.sion c 
the priesthood has continued ever since t 
be regularly handed down in the Churcl 
and will so continue to the end of time, fc 



CATECHISM. 129 

Christ says: ''Going therefore teach ye all 
nations, baptizing them in the name of the 
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy 
Ghost. Teaching them to observe all things 
whatsoever I have commanded you; and 
behold I am Avith you all days, even to the 
consummation of the world. Matt, xxviii. 
19, 20. 

MATRIMOIS^Y. 

126. WJiat is Matrimony ? 
Matrimony is a sacrament which unites 

and gives grace to the married couple to live 
together, to love one another in a Christian 
manner, and to bring up their children in 
the fear and love of God. See Eph. v. 25-32. 

127. What are the principal duties of 
the married couple f 

1. To assist each other in their temporal 
and spiritual necessities; 2. To live in love 
and harmony; 3. To bring up their children 
for God. 

128. Ga7i the married parties ever he 
divorced ? 

Yes; by the authority of the Church, if 
it is better for them not to live together; 
but neither of them can marry again during 
the lifetime of the other. Luke xvi. 18; Mark 
X. 6-12. 



130 CATECHISM. 

THE THEOLOaiCAL YIETUES. 

1. WTiaf is meant hy tJie theological 

mrtices ? 
Virtues which come directly from God, 
and relate immediately to Him. 

2. How many aretlie theological virtitesf 
Three: Faith^ Hope and Charity. 

3. WJiaf is Faith ? 

Faith is a gift of God infused into our 
souls by which we believe, without doubting, 
all that He has taught, and the Church pro- 
poses, because God has revealed it. Who can 
neither deceive nor be deceived. 

4. What is Hope? 

Hope is a gift of God by which, relying 
on His promises and power to fulfill them, 
we hope for eternal salvation and all things 
necessary for obtaining it. 

5. WJiatis Charity f 

Charity is a gift of God by which we love 
Him above all things, because He is infinitely 
good; and we love our neighbor as ourselves, 
for God's sake. 

6. WJiich are the two precepts of 

Charity f 
1. "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God 
with thy whole heart, and with thy whole 
soul, and with thy whole mind, and with thy 
whole strength.'^ 2. '^ Thou shalt love thy 
neighbor as thyself." 



CATECHISM, 131 

THE MOEAL VIRTUES. 

7. WJiat is meant hy the Trior al mrtues f 
Virtues which refer immediately to our 

morals. 

8. How are they divided ? 

Into the four cardinal virtues, the seven 
virtues contrary to the seven deadly sins, 
and the virtues of Christian zeal, or the 
eight beatitudes. 

9. How many are the cardinal virtues ? 
Four: Prudence, Justice, Fortitude and 

Temperance. 

10. What is PRUDEisrcE ? 

Prudence is a virtue which enlightens our 
mind and causes us to use the means neces- 
sary to save our souls. *'My son, do thou 
nothing without counsel, and thou shalt not 
i-epent when thou hast done." Ecclus. xxxii. 
24. 

11. What is JUSTICE ? 

Justice is a virtue by which we give to 
every one his due. *•' Render therefore to 
all men their dues.'* Rom. xiii. 7. 

12. Tf7^a/ M' FORTITUDE ? 

Fortitude is a virtue which enables us to 
suffer any hardship or persecution rather than 
abandon our duty. Example. 2 Mac. vii. 12. 

13. What is temperajn^ce ? 



133 CATECHISM, 

Temperance is a virtue which restrains our 
desires and feelings that they may not lead 
us into sin. " Refrain yourselves from car- 
nal desires, which war against the soul.'* 
1 Pet. ii. 11. 

14. WMcTi are the seven mrtues con- 
trary to the seven deadly sins ? 

1. Humility; 2. Liberality; 3. Chastity; 
4. Meekness; 5. Temperance in eating and 
drinking; 6. Brotherly Love; 7. Diligence. 

15. What is humility ? 

Humility is a virtue which teaches us to 
acknowledge that we are sinful and that all 
good comes from God. "Unless you be- 
come as little children you shall not enter 
into the kingdom of heaven." Matt, xviii 3. 

16. What is liberality \ 

Liberality is a virtue which causes us to 
be charitable and to think it " a more blessed 
thing to give rather than to receive." Acts 
XX. 35. 

17. WJiat is chastity ? 

Chastity is a virtue which subdues all 
impure desires or feelings by which modesty 
is violated. " Blessed are the clean of heart, 
for they shall see God." Matt. v. 8. 

18. Wliat is MEEKIS^ESS ? 

Meekness is a virtue which subdues anger 
and all desire of revenge. "Learn of me, 



CATECHISM. 133 

because I am meek and humble of Heart." 
Matt. xi. 29. 

19. WTiai is temperaistce in eating 
and drinking f 

Temperance is a virtue which regulates 
our appetite in eating and drinking. " Let 
us walk honestly, not in rioting and drunken- 
ness." Rom. xiii. 13. 

20. WJiat is BROTHEKLY LOYE ? 
Brotherly Love is a virtue which causes us 

to wish well to every one, and makes us 
'^ rejoice with them that rejoice, and weep 
with them that weep." Rom. xii.lo. 

21. What is biligeis^ce ? 

Diligence is a virtue which causes us to 
serve God faithfully, to perform all our 
duties and to do all the good we can. "In 
carefulness (be) not slothful; in spirit, fer- 
vent; serving the Lord." Rom. xii. 11. 

22. What are the eight beatitudes ? 

1. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is 
the kingdom of heaven; 2. Blessed are the 
meek, for they shall possess the land; 3. 
Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall 
be comforted; 4. Blessed are they that hunger 
and thirst after justice, for they shall be 
filled; 5. Blessed are the merciful, for they 
shall obtain mercy; 6. Blessed are the clean 
^of heart, for they shall see God; 7. Blessed 



134 CATECHISM. 

are the peace makers, for they shall be called 
the children of God; 8. Blessed are they that 
suffer persecutiou for justice' sake, for theirs 
is the kingdom of heaven. 

23. WAo tatight these eigJif beatitudes f 
Christ our Lord, in His sermon upon the 

Mount. Matt. V. 

24. Say the seven corporal worTxs of 
mercy ? 

1. To feed the hungry; 2. To give drink 
to the thirsty; 3. To clothe the naked; 4. To 
visit and ransom the captives; 5. To harbor 
the harborless; 6. To visit the sick; 7. To 
bury the dead. 

25. Say the seven spirituaJ works of 
mercy ? 

1. To admonish the sinner; 2. To instruct 
the ignorant; 3. To counsel the doubtful; 4. 
To comfort the sorrowful; 5. To bear wrongs 
patiently; 6. To forgive all injuries; 7. To 
pray for the living and the dead. 

26. How many are the gifts of the Holy 

Ghost? 
Seven: Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, 
Fortitude, Knowdedge, Piety and the Fear of 
the Lord. 

27. How many are the fruits of the 
Holy Ghost? 

Twelve: 1. Charity; 2. Joy; 3. Peace; 



CATECHISM. 135 

4. Patience; 5. Benignity; 6. Goodness; 
1, Longanimity; 8. Mildness; 9. Faith; 10. 
Modesty; 11. Continency; 12. Chastity. 



28. Say the seven 

deadly sins ? 
Pride, 

Covetousness, 
Lust, 
Wrath, 
Ghittony, 
Envy, 
Sloth. 



29. Say the seven 
contrary virtues f 
Humility, 
Liberality, 
Chastity, 
Meekness, 
Temperance, 
Brotherly Love, 
Diligence. 



30. Say the six sins against the Holy 
Ghost? ^ 

1. Presumption of God's mercy; 2. Despair; 
3. Impugning the known truth; 4. Envy at 
another's spiritual good; 5. Obstinacy in 
sin; 6. Final impenitence. 

31. Why are they called sins against 
the Holy Ghost? 

Because by them we resist in a special 
manner the Holy Ghost, since we knowingly 
and willingly despise, reject or abuse His 
grace. " You stiff-necked and uncircumcized 
in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy 
Ghost; as your fathers did, so do you also." 
Acts vii. 51. 

32. Say the four sins crying to heaven 
for vengeance ? 



136 GATECHis:\r. 

1. Willful murder; 2. Sodomy; 3. Oppres- 
sion of the poor; 4. Defrauding laborers of 
their wages. 

33. Why are tliey called sins crying to 
lieavenfor ^eng^ance ? 

Because on account of their great malice 
they cry, as it were, for vengeance, and call 
on God to punish those who committed them. 
1. Gen. iv. 10; 2. xviii. 20, and xix. 13; 3. 
Ecclus. XXXV. 18. 19; 4. James v. 4. 

34. Say the nine ways of heing acces- 
sory to another person^ s sins ? 

1. By Counsel; 2. By Command; 3. By 
Consent; 4. By Provocation; 5. By Praise or 
Flattery; 6. By Concealment; 7. By Partak- 
ing; 8. By Silence; 9. By Defense of ill done. 

35. Why are we ansicerahle for the 
sins which another commits ? 

Because in any of the above ways we are 
the cause of another's sin, and are therefore 
as guilty before God as* if we had committed 
it ourselves. "Kot only they that do them 
(are worthy of death,) but they also that 
consent to them that do them." Kom. i. 32. 

36. Say the three eminent good works ? 
1. Alms Deeds; 2. Prayer; 3. Fasting. 

37. Why are these three loorJcs called 
eminent ? 

Because they are in a special manner 



CATECHISM. 137 

pleasing to God; and because by them we 
devote to God all that we are and all that we 
have. " Prayer is good with fasting and 
alms more than to lay up treasures of gold." 
Tobias xii. 8. 

38. Say the three evangelical counsels ? 
1. Voluntary Poverty; 2. Perpetual Chas- 
tity; 3. Entire Obedience.* 1. Matt. xix. 21; 
2. 1. Cor. vii. 28-38; 3. Matt. xvi. 24. 

39. Say the four last tilings to he re- 
onemhered ? 

1. Death; 2. Judgment; 3. Heaven; 4. 
Hell. " In all thy works remember thy last 
end and thou shalt never sin." Ecclus. vii. 40. 



^ §iev0ut W^tiUA tat IxtMxm P^^^* 

Making the sign of the Cross with the Priest, say: 



In the name of the Father, and of the Son, 
and of the Holy Grhost. Amen. 

I will draw near to thy altar, my God ! 
there to gain new strength and vigor to my 
soul. Separate me from those unbelievers 
who have no trust in thee. Thy grace com- 
forts me when the remembrance of my sins 
afflicts and casts me down ; it lets me know 
there is an everlasting refuge in thy good- 
ness, and that thou art ready to forgive 
even our greatest sins upon a sincere re- 
pentance. 

When the Priest says the Confiteor, say it with him, 
I confess to Almighty God, to the blessed 
Mary ever Virgin, to the blessed Michael 
the Archangel^ to blessed John the Baptist, 



PRATEES AT MASS; 139 

Co the holy apostles, Peter and Paul, and to 
all the saints, that I have very much sinned 
in thought, word, and deed, through my fault, 
through my fault, through my most grievous 
fault. Therefore I beseech the blessed Mary 
ever Virgin, blessed Michael the Archangel, 
blessed John the Baptist, the holy apostles, 
Peter and Paul, and all the saints, to pray 
to our Lord God for me. 

As the psalm f Judica Me^ the Gloria in ExcelsiSj and 
Creed are omitted in Masses for the Dead^ etc., you 
also may pass over them. 

After the Covfiteor, say : 

my God, who hast commanded us to 
pray for one another, and in thy holy Church 
hast given, even to sinners, the power of ab- 
solving from sin ! receive with equal bounty 
the prayers of thy people for the priest, and 
those of the priest for thy people. 

We beseech thee, Lord ! by the merits of 
those saints whose relics are here, and of all 
the saints, that thou wouldst vouchsafe to for- 
give us all our sins. Amen. 

When the Priest goes first to the Booh : 

Grant, Lord ! we may be truly prepared 
for the offering of this great sacrifice to thee 



140 



PRATERS AT MASS. 



tills day; and because our sins alone can 
render us displeasing to thee, therefore we 
call aloud to thee for mercy. 

After the Introit is alternately sunj or said, 

P. Kjrie eleison {three Lord have mercy upon us, 
times). 

A. Christeeleison Christ have mercy uj^on us, 
{three times). 

P. Kyrie eleison {three Lord have mercy upon us. 
times). 

Afterwards, standing at the middle of the Altar, extend- 
ing, and then joining his hands, the Priest says the 
Gloria in Excelsis.* 

GLORIA in excelsis 
Deo ; et in terra pax 
hominibus bonas volunta- 
tis. Laudamus te ; bene- 
dicimus te ; adoramus te ; 
glorificanius te. Gratias 
agimus tibi propter mag- 
nam gloriam tuam, Do- 
niine Deus, Rex coelestis, 
Deus Pater omnipotens. 
Domine Fill unigenite 
Jesu Christe ; Domine 
Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius 
Patris, qui toll is peccata 
mundi, miserere nobis; qui 
lollis peccata mundi, sus- 



GLORY be to God on 
high, and on earth 
peace to men of good will. 
We praise thee ; we bless 
thee ; we adore thee ; 
Ave glorify thee. We give 
thee thanks for thy great 
glory, O Lord God, 
heavenly King, God the 
Father Almighty ! O Lord 
Jesus Christ, the only be- 
gotten Son ! O Lord God, 
Lamb of God, Son of the 
Father, who takest aw^ay 
the sins of the world, 
have mercy on us! Thou 



* The Gloria is omitted during" Lent and Advent, and in 
Masses for the Dead. 



PRATERS AT MASS. 141 

cipe depreciationem nos- who takest awav the 

tram; qui sedes ad dex- sins of the world, re- 

terain Patris, miserere ceive our prayers ! Thoa 

nobis. Quoniam tu solus who sittest at the right 

sanctus : tu solus Domi- hand of the Father, have 

nus : tu solus altissimus, mercy on us! For thou 

Jesu Christe, cum Sancto only art holy, thou only 

Spiritu in gloria Dei Pa- art the Lord ; thou only, 

tris. Amen. O Jesus Christ, with the 

Holy Ghost, art most high 

in the glory of God the 

Father. Amen. 



Tlie Priest "kisses the Altar, and turning to the people^ 
says : 

V. Dominus vohiscum. V. The Lord be with 

you. 
R. Et cum spiritu tuo. R. And with thy spirit. 



Whiht he reads the Collects, the following may he 



We humbly beseech thee, almighty and 
eternal God ! mercifully to give ear to the 
[)rayers of thy servant, which he offers to thee 
in the name of tliy Church, and in behalf of 
us thy people : accept them to the honor of 
thy name, and the good of our souls ; and 
grant us all those blessings which may any- 
ways contribute to our salvation Through 
our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 



142 ]PBATEIIS AT MASS, 

At the Epistle y say : 

Be thou, O Lord! eternally praised and 
"blessed for having commnni^ated to the holy 
prophets and apostles thy spirit, disclosing to 
themadmu'able secrets, redounding to thy glory 
and our great good. We firmly believe theii 
word, because it is thine. Give us, we be- 
seech thee, the happiness to understand from 
the Church, by their instructions, what is 
profitable, and grace to practise the same all 
our lives. 

When lie reads the Gradual j say : 

How wonderful, O Lord, is thy name 
through the whole earth ! I will bless oui 
Lord at all times: his praise shall be ever in 
my mouth. Be thou my God and my pro- 
tector : in thee alone will I put my trust, let 
me not be confounded forever. 



A^t the Gospel, tvhen the people rise up, say : 

TVIayest thou be ever adored and praised, 
O Lord ! who, not content to instruct and in- 
form us by thy prophets and apostles, hast 
even vouchsafed to speak to us by thy only 
Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, commanding us 
by a voice from heaven to hear him ; grant 
BS, O merciful God ! the grace to profit by his 



PPvATERS AT MASS. 



143 



divine and heavenly doctrine. All tliat is 
written of thee, dread Jesus, in thy gospel, is 
truth itself: nothing but wisdom in thy ac- 
tions j power and goodness in thy miracles; 
light and instruction in thy words. With 
thee, sacred Redeemer, are the words of 
eternal life : to whom shall we go but to thee, 
eternal Fountain of Truth ? Give me, God ! 
grace to practise what thou commandest, and 
command what thou pleasest. 

A. Laus tibi, Cliriste. A. Praise be to theC; O 

Christ ! 
V. Per evangelica dicta V. By the words of the 
tleleantur nostra delicta. Gospel may our sins be 

blotted out. 

(Here the Sermon is usually 'prcaclied.) 
NiCENE Creed. 



CREDO in unum Deum, 
Patrem omnipotentem, 
Factorem coeli et terrae, 
visibilium omnium et in- 
visibilium, 

Et in unum Dominum 
Jesum Christum, Filium 
Dei unigenitum, et ex 
Patre natum ante omnia 
saecula. Deum de Deo; 
Lumen de Lumine ; Deum 
verum de Deo vero ; 
genitum non factum ; con- 
substantialem Patri, per 
quern omnia facta sunt. 



T BELIEVE in one God 
X the Father Almighty^ 
Maker of heaven and 
earth, and of all things 
visible and invisible. 

And in one Lord Jesus 
Christ, the only begotten 
Son of God, born of the Fa- 
ther before all ages. God ot 
God; Light of Light;* 
true God of true God ; be- 
gotten not made ; consub- 
stantial with the Father, 
by whom all things wer 
made. Who for us me 



144 



rHAYERS AT MASS. 



Qui propter nos homines, 
et propter nostrara salu- 
tem, descendit de coens, et 
iiicarnatus est de Spiritu 
Sancto, ex Maria Virgine ; 

ET HOMO FACTUS EST. 
[ Hie genvflectitur. ] Cra- 
cifixiis etiam pro nobis: 
sub Pontio Pilato passus 
et sepultus est. Et resur- 
rexit tertia die secundum 
Scripturas ; et ascendit in 
coelum, sedet ad dexteram 
Patris : et iterum venturus 
est cum gloria judicare 
vivos et mortuos : cujus 
regni nou erit finis. 



Et in Spiritum Sanctum 
Dominum et vivificautem/ 
qui ex Patre Filioque pro- 
cedit : qui cum Patre et 
Filio simul adoratur et 
coniilorificatnr: qui locu- 
tus est per prophetas. Et 
unam sanctam Catbolicam 
et Apostolicam Ecclesiam. 
Confiteor unum baptisma 
in remissionem peccato- 
rum. Et expecto resur- 
rectionem mortuorum, et 
vitam venturi sseculi. 
Amen. 



and for our sal vat ion, came . 
down from heaven, and 
was incarnate by the Holy 
Gbost of the Virgin Mary : 
AND WAS MADE MAX. 
{^Kneel in reverence of 
Chrisfs incarnation.'] Ho 
was crucified also fur us, 
suffered under Pontius 
Pilate, and was buried. 
The third day he rose 
again, according' to the 
Scriptures; and ascended 
into heaven, and sitteth at 
the right hand of the 
Father : and he shall come 
again with glory to judg3 
both the living and tbe 
dead : of whose kingdom 
there shall be no end. 

And I believe in the 
Holy Ghost, the Loid 
and Lifegiver, who pro- 
ceedetli from the Father 
and the Son ; who together 
with the Father and the 
Son is adored and glorified : 
wdio spake by the prophets. 
And one holy Catholic 
and Apostolic Church. I 
confess one baptism for 
the remission of sins. 
And I look for the resur- 
rpction of the dead, and 
tbe life of the world to 
come. Amen. 



PRATEES AT MASS. 145 

V. Dominus Tobiscum. V. The Lord be witli you. 
R. Et cum spiritu tuo. E. And wirh thy sph-it. 

When, at the Offertory, he uncovers tJu Chalice, say : 

Accept, O holy Father, almighty and 
eternal God ! this unspotted liost^ which I, 
thy unworthy servant, ofier thee, my living 
and true God, for my innumerable sins, offen- 
ces, and negligences, and for all here present, 
and for all faithful Christians, living and 
dead, that it may avail me and them to life 
everlasting. Amen. 

At the Offering of the Chalice, say : 

We offer thee, Lord ! the chalice of sal 
vation, beseeching thy clemency that it may 
ascend before thy divine Majesty as a sweet 
perfume, for our salvation, and for that of the 
whole world. 

IVJien he washes his Fingers at the Coimcr of the Altar, 
say: 

Thou, Lord, who once vouchsafedst to wash 
thy disciples' feet before their invitation to 
Ihy holy table, wash us also, we beseech thee, 
Lord ! and wash us again ; not only our feet 
and our hands, but our hearts, our desires, our 
souls, that we may bo wholly innocent and 
pure. 



240 PRATERS AT MASS. 

Go on, and pray. 

Receive, holy Trinity ! this oblation we 
make tliee, in memory of the passion, resm-rec- 
tion and ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
and in honor of the ever-blessed Mary ever 
Virgin ; of blessed John the Baptist ; of the 
holy apostles Peter and Paul ; of these, and 
of all the saints ; that it may be available to 
their honor and our salvation. And may they 
vouchsafe to intercede for us in heaven, whose 
memory we celebrate on earth. Through the 
same Christ our Lord. Amen, 

At the Orate Fr aires, scfy : 

May our Lord receive this sacrifice from thy 
hands, to the praise and glory of his name, 
for our good, and the benefit of his whole 
Church. 

Or, whilst he reads the secret Prayers proper for the 
Day, in a loio voice, say : 

Mercifully hear our prayers, Lord ! aod 
graciously accept this oblation which v/e, thy 
servants, are making to thee ; that, as we 
ofler it to the honor of thy name, so it may be 
to us a means of obtaining thy grac-o here^ 
and, in the next life, everlasting happiness. 
Amen. 



PEATEES AT MASS. 



147 



When the Priest aays in a loud voice : 



V. Per omnia saecula 
BaBCulorum. 
A. Amen. 
Y. Dominus vobiscitm. 

A. Et cum spiritu tuo. 

V. Sursum corda. 

A. Habemus ad Do- 
minum. 

V. Gratias agamus 
Domino Deo nostro. 

A. Dignum et justum 
est. 



V. World without end, 

A. Amen. 

V. The Lord he with 
7011. 

A. And with thj spir- 
it. 

V; Raise up your 
hearts. 

A. We have rnised 
them up unto the L()rd. 

V. Let us give thanks 
to the Lord our God. 

A. It is meet ami just. 



On Festivals and other days that have no proper Preface, 
and in Masses for the Dead. 



VERE dignum et jus- 
tum est, sequum et sal- 
utare, nos tibi semper et 
ubique gratias agere, 
Domine sancte, Pater om- 
nipotens, aeterne Deus. 
Per Christum Dominura 
nostrum : per quem Ma- 
jestatem tuam laudant 
angel i, adorant dominatio- 
nes, tremunt potestates, 
coeli ccelorumque virtutes, 
ac beata seraphim, 
socia exultatione concele- 
brant. Cum quibus et 
nostras voces, ut admitti 



1 T is trul J meet and just, 
X right and salutary, 
that we should always, 
and in all places, give 
thanks to thee, O holy 
Lord, Father almighty, 
eternal God! Through 
Christ our Lord : through 
whom the angels praise 
thy Majesty, the domi- 
nations adore, the 
powers do hold in awe, 
the heavens and the vir- 
tues of the heavens, and 
the blessed seraphim do 
celebrate with united joy. 



X4S PEATERS AT MASS. 

jubeas deprecamur, sup- In union with whom we 
plici confessione dicentes : beseech thee that thou 
Sanctus ! Sanctus I Sane- w^ouldst command our 
tus ! Dominus Deus Saba- voices also to be admitted 
oth. Pleni sunt coeli et "with suppliant confession, 
terrae gloria tua. Hosanna saying : Holy, Holy, 
in excelsis. Benedictusqui Holy, Lord God of Sab- 
venit in nomine Domini, aoth, heaven and earth 
Hosanna in excelsis. are filled w^ith thy glory. 

Hosanna in the highest. 

Blessed is he that cometh 

in the name of the Lord. 

Hosanna in the highest. 

What follows IS called the Canon of the Mass. Say 
then : 

Most merciful Father, who hast given us 
tliy only Son to be our daily sacrifice ! incline 
thine ears to our prayers, and favor onr 
desires ; protect, unite, and govern thy whole 
Church throughout the world ; pour forth thy 
blessing on his present Holiness, that Prelate 
who has a particular charge over us, and all* 
tme professors of the Catholic faith. 

Whilst he maJces his Memento, or Commemoration oj 
the Livinr/, make yours also, praying in particular 
for yourself and friends, etc. 

I offer thee, eternal Father ! wdth this thy 
minister at the altar, this oblation of the body 
and blood of thy only Son, to thy honor and 
glory : in remembrance of my Sav ionic's pasr 



PRAYEES AT MASS. 149 

sion, ill thanksgiving for all thy benefits, in 
satisfaction for all my sins, and for tlie obtain- 
ing of thy grace, whereby I may be enabled 
to live virtuously and die happily. I desire 
thee likewise to accept it, God ! for my 
parents, [if alive] relatives, friends, and 
benefactors : gi'ant them all blessings, spiritual 
and temporal. I offer it up also [name the 
particular intention you offer it up for : as for 
obtaining this virtue, overcoming that vice; 
for blessings, such as health, etc.]. Likewise 
for all that are in misery ; for those I have 
any way injured in word or deed ; for all my 
enemies ; for the conversion of sinners, and 
enlightening all that sit in darkness. Pour 
forth thy blessings on all, according to their 
different necessities, through the merits of thy 
only Son our Lord. 

Proceed and say : 

Give ear, w^e beseech thee, to the prayers of 
thy servant, who is here appointed to make 
this oblation in our behalf, and grant it may 
be effectual for the obtaining of all those bless- 
ings which he asked for us. 

Behold, Lord ! we all here present to thee 
in this bread and wine the symbols of our 
perfect union. Grant, Lord ! that they may 
be made for us the true body and blood oi 



150 PRATERS AT MASS* 

thy clear Son; that, being consecrated to thee 
"by this holy Victim, we may live in thy 
service, and depart this life in thy grace. 

At the Elevatiouy or lifting up of the Sacred Host ir. 
Memory of Christ being lifted up on the Cross, say . 

Most adorable body, I adore thee with al3 
the powers of my soul. Lord, who hast givei: 
thyself entire to us, grant we may become 
entirely thine. I believe^ O Lord ! help my 
unbelief. | 

Most merciful Saviour, be thou my pro-> 
lector ; strengthen and defend me by thy 
heavenly grace, now, and especially at the 
hour of my death, sweet Jesus. Amen. 

At the Elevation of the Chalice j say : 
Most adorable blood, that washest away 
all our sins, I adore thee. Happy we, could 
we return our life and blood for thine, 
blessed Victim ! 

Jesus! do thou cleanse, sanctify, and: 
preserve our souls to eternal life. Live, Jesus, 
in us, and may we live in thee. Amen. 

After the Elevation, say. 
It is now, Lord ! with grateful hearts we: 
call to mind the sacred mysteries of thy passion: 
and death, of thy resurrection and ascension. 



rr.ArEPvS at mass. 151 

Here is thy body that was broken ,• here is 
thy blood that was shed for us, of which these 
exterior signs are but the figures, and yet in 
reality contain the substance. It is now we 
truly ofier thee, Lord ! that pure and holy 
victim which thou hast been pleased to give 
us ; of which all the other sacrifices were but 
so many types and figures. 

Whilst he make his Memento, in silence, for the Deady 
make yours also, thus : 

I offer thee again, Lord! this holy 
sacrifice of the body and blood of thy only 
Son, in behalf of the faithful departed, and in 
particular for the souls of \Jiere name whom 
you chiefly propose to pray for] my parents [if 
dead ] , relatives, benefactors, neighbors, etc. 
Likewise of such as I have any ways injured, 
or been the occasion of their sins ; of such as 
have injured me, and been my enemies; of 
such as die in war, or have none to pray for 
them, etc. To these, Lord ! and to all that 
rest in Christ, grant, we beseech thee, a place 
of refreshment, light, and peace : through tbe 
same Christ our Lord. Amen. 

JFhen he strikes his Breast and says aloud, Nobis 
quoque peccatoribus, say : 

Vouchsafe to grant the same to us, poor 
and miserable sinners } judge us not according 



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to our demerits 5 but tlirougli the infinite mul-l 
titude of thy mercies, in which we hope, liberf 
ally extend to us thy grace and pardon. 

We ask it of thee, iii the name of thy deai 
Son, who liveth and reigneth eternally with 
thee, and in that form of prayer which hei 
himself hath tau^-ht us. 



V. Per omnia Siecula 
saeculorum. 
K. Amen. 



At the Pater 2{oster, 

V. For ever and ever. 

R. Amen. 



Oremus. 

PR^CEPTIS salutari- 
bus moniti, divina in- 
stitutione formati^ aude- 
mus dicere : 

Pater noster, qui es in 
coelis, sanctiiicetur nomen 
tuum: adveniat regnum 
tuum ; fiat voluntas tua 
sicut in coelo, et in terra. 
Panem nostrum quotidia- 
num da nobis hodie : et 
dimitte nobis debita nostra 
eicut et nos dimittimus 
debitoribus nostris.. Et 
oe nos inducas in tenta- 
tionem. 

A. Sed libera uos a male. 



Let us Pray 

TNSTRUCTED by thy 
_L saving precepts, and 
following thy divine in- 
stitution; we presume to 
say : 

Our Father, who art in 
heaven, hallowed be thy 
name, thy kingdom come ; 
thy will be done on earth 
as it is in heaven. Give 
us this day our daily 
bread : and forgive us our 
trespasses, as we forgive 
them that trespass against 
us. And lead us not into, 
temptation. 

A. But deliver us fromj 
«yil. 



PRAYERS AT MASS. 153 

Deliver us from those evils, wliich we labor 
under at present; from past evils, which can 
be nothing but our manifold sins ; and from 
all the evTls to come, which will be the just 
chastisement of our offences, if our prayers, 
and those more powerful ones of thy saints 
who intercede for us, intercept not thy justice. 
or excite not thy bounty. 

At his hreaking and putting a Particle of the Host into 
the Chalice^ say : 

Thy body was broken, and thy blood shed 
for us : grant that the commemoration of this 
holy mystery may obtain for us peace; and 
that those who receive it may find everlasting 
rest. 

At the Agnus Dei, say with the Priest : 

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of 
the world, have mercy upon us. 

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of 
tlie world, have mercy upon us. 

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of 
tbe world, grant us peace. 

At the Prayer before Communion, say : 
In saying to thy apostles, my peace I 
leave you, my peace I give you, thou hast 
promised, O Lord ! to all thy Church that 
peace which the world cannot give: peace 
with thee, and neace with ourselves. 



154 PRATERS AT MASS. 

Let notliing, Lord ! ever interrupt this 
holy peace ; let nothing separate us from thec( 
to whom we heartily desire to be united] 
through the blessed sacrament of peace anc^ 
reconciliation. Let this food of angels 
strengthen us in every Christian duty, so aa' 
never more to yield under temptations, or fall 
into our common weaknesses. 

At the Domine non sum dignus, striking your Breask 
thrice, with Humility and Contrition, say : 

Lord, I am not worthy thou shouldst enteri 
under my roof; say only the word, and my 
soul shall be healed. 

If not prepared to communicate sacramentally, com- 
municate spiritually f by saying : 

Most loving Jesus, I adore thee with a 
lively faith, who aii; present in this sacrament 
by virtue of thy infinite power, wisdom, audi 
goodness. But, conscious of my infirmities 
and sins, I dare not now receive thee sacra- 
mentally. All my hope is in thee ! I lovo 
thee, Lord ! with all my heart, who hast so 
loved me ; and therefore I desire to receive 
thee now spiritually. Come therefore, L«rd J 
to me in spu'it, and heal my sinful soul.. 
Feed me fori am hungry 3 strengthen me,^ 



PRATERS AT MASS. 155 

for I am weak ; enliven and sanctify me with 
thy sacred body and blood ; deliver me from 
all sin, and make me always obedient to thy 
commands ; and let me never be separated 
from thee, my Saviour ! who, with the Father 
and the Holy Ghost, livest ^nd reignest one 
God, for ever and ever. Amen. 

During the Ablution and Wiping of the Chalice^ say : 

Give us, Lord! a part in the fruits of 
thy death and passion ; the sacred memory 
of which we have commemorated in our pre- 
sent sacrifice and communion. Happy those 
who sit at thy table to partake of the bread 
of life. Jesus! my soul sighs after thee. 
I long with thy apostle to be dissolved, and 
to be with thee. My heart and my whole 
bodv, with transports of joy, seek the living 
God. 

My soul languishes with the ardent desire 
of entering into the house of our Lord. I 
love thee, O my God ! with all my heart. 0, 
that I could always enjoy the presence of thy 
adorable body, which is the pledge of our 
eternal happiness ! I adore thy goodness, and 
return thee infinite thanks, gracious Lord ! 
for thy inestimable favor and mercy in ad- 
mitting me to be present this day at the dread 



]^56 PRAYEES AT MASS. 

sacrifice where thou art both Priest and Vic: 
tim. Make me, God ! always sensible oii 
this great blessing, and let not my unworthii 
niess put a stop to the effect of thy mercy anc< 
goodness. 

Whilst he reads the Communion y say : 

Let it be now, Lord ! the effect of thy^ 
mercy, that we, w^ho have been present at 
this holy mystery, may find the benefit of it 
in our souls. 

At the Post-Communion, say : 

We give thee thanks, God! for thy 
mercy, in admitting us to have a part in offer- 
ing this sacrifice to thy holy name : accept it 
now to thy glory, and be ever mindful of our 
weakness. 

Proceed as follows : 

Most gracious God, Father of mercy I 
grant, I beseech thee, that this adorable sac- 
rifice of the blessed body and blood of tby 
Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, may obtain for 
us at thy hands mercy and the remission of 
all our sins. Amen. 

TTIicn he turns to the People and gives them his Blessing , 
say: 

The blessing of God Almighty, Father, 
Son, and Holy Ghost, descend upon us, and 
dwell in our hearts for ever, Amen. 



PRATERS AT MASS. 157 

Whilsi he concludes with the last Gospel, say : 
eternal Word ! speak to my soul, which 
adores thee m profound silence ; thou art the 
great Creator of all things ; abandon not, I 
beseech thee, thy own creature ] be thou my 
life, my light, and my all. 

Light eternal ! enlighten me in this pre- 
sent life, and in the life to come. 

Reign in me as in thine own inheritance : 
for thou, Lord ! hast made me ; thou hast 
redeemed me. May I be ever thine. 

1 have sinned too much against heaven and 
before thee, and am no more worthy to be 
called thy son. 

Thou God incarnate, have pity on my frail 
and mortal flesh, and grant it may one day 
see what it here adores below. Amen. 

I render thee all possible praise and thanks^ 
O Sovereign Creator! for the favor I have 
this day received from thy bounty, and of 
which many better-deserving Christians are 
deprived. Receive, O Lord ! my unworthy 
prayers, supply all my defects, pardon all xny 
distractions and indevotions, and grant that^ 
by the strength and virtue of these divine 
mysteries, I may go on cheerfully in the path 
of thy commandments, love, and service^ 
amidst all the temptations, troubles, and 
dangers of my life'^ pilgrimage^ till I shall 



153 PRATERS AT MASS. 

one day happily arrive at thy heavenly king 
doni, where with the blessed angels and saints 
I shall more clearly contemplate thee, more 
perfectly enjoy thee, and more adequately 
celebrate thy infinite goodness and mercy, 
^vith uninterrupted canticles of eternal praise, 
admiration, and gratitude. 

Happy are they who dwell in thy house, 
O Lord ! for ever and ever they will praise 
thee. 

Thou aii: worthy, O Lord, to receive honor, 
glory, and power. 

Praise the Lord, for he is good, for his 
merc}^ is everlasting. 

Who shall relate the wonders of the Lord ? 
who shall publish his praises ? 

Return home modestly and recollectedlj as if you 
iiad been present at our Lord's crucifixion on Mount 
Calvary. 




Igmits. 



THE SMILE OF JESUS. 



1 Sweet is the face of nature, 

When flowers deck the vales, 
"When air is filled with fragTauc3 

Wafted by vernal gales ; 
Yet zephyrs vainly fan me, 

And flow'rs to groves invito, 
Withoat the smile of Jesus 

They give me no delight. 

2 Sweet are the shady l)owers. 

The sileut, still retreat; 
The sunsnine after showers, 

And morning air, are sweet ; 
But vain are nature's beauties. 

And lost her sweets to me ; 
Dear Jesus ! naught can charm m9, 

Without a smile from thee. 

3 Tho' crystal streams meander, 

And fertilize the plain, 
Tho' gentle zephy s wander, 

And waft each pleasing strain ; 
Tho' valleys, groves, and fountains 

Unite to charm my sight, 
Without the smile of Jesus 

They cannot give delight, 

4 Jesus ! thy smile of mercy 

Can make my spirit whole, 
And drive the shades of darkness 

From my afflicted soul. 
Oh ! pardon my transgressions^ 

And purify my heart ; 
Speak all my sins forgiven, 

And bid my fears depart. 



160 HTMXS. 

SING, MY TOXGUE, THE SAVIOUR'S GLORV.^ 



1 Sing", my tongfue, the Saviour's glory, 

Oi his flesh the mystery sing : 
Of the blood, all price exceeding, 

Shed by our immortal King, 
Destined for the world's redemption, 

From a noble womb to spring. 

2 Of a pure and spotless Virgin 

Born for us ou earth below, 
He, as Man with man conversing, 

Stayed, the seeds of truth to sow; 
Then he closed with solemn order 

Wondrously his life of woe. 

3 On the night of that Last Supper, 

Seated with his chosen band, 
He, the paschal victim eating, 

First fulfils the law's command; 
Then us food to all his brethren 

Gives himself with his own hand. 

4 "Word made flesh, the bread of nature 

By his word to flesh he turns ; 
"Wine into his blood he changres : — 

What, though sense no change discerns 1 
Only be the lieart in earnest, 

Faith her lesson quickly learns. 



JESUS, MY LORD, MY GOD. 



1 Jesus, my Lord, my God, myall ! 
How can I love thee as I ought? 
And how revere this wondrous gift, 
So far surpassing hope or thought? 
Cfiorus. — Sweet Sacrament ! we thee adore, 

O make us love thee more and more, 
O make us love thee more and more I 



nYMXs. 161 



3 Had I but Mary's sinless heart 

To love thee with, my dearest King, 
O with what bursts of fervent praise 
Thj' goodness, Jesus, would I sin^ I 

Chorui. 



ASPIRATIONS AFTER COMMUNION 



What happiness can equal mine ? 

I've found the object of my love : 
My Jesus dear, my King divine 

Is come to me from heav'n above. 
He chose my heart for his abode. 

He there becomes my daily bread , 
There on me flows his healing blood, 

There, with his flesh, my soul is fed. 

I am my love's, and he is mine ; 

In me he dwells, in him I live; 
What greater treasure could I find. 

And could ye, heav'ns, a greater give t 
O sacred banquet, heavenly feast ! 

O overflowing source of grace ! 
Where God the food, and man the guest, 

Meet and unite in sweet embrace ! 

Ye angels, lend your heavenly tongues : 

Come, and with me in praises join ; 
Come, and unite in thankful songs, 

Your sweet immortal voice to mine. 
O, that I had your burning hearts 

To love my God, my spouse most dear I 
O that he would with flaming darts, 

Raise in my heart a heavenly fire I 



162 HYMXS. 

' BEFORE OR AFTER HOLY COMMXmiOJi 



My God, my life, my love, 

To thee, to thee I call ; 
O come to me from heaven above, 

And be my God, my all. 

My faith beholds thee, Lord, 
ConceaVd in human food ; 

My senses fail, but in thy word 
I trust, and find my God. 

O, when wilt thou be mine, 
Sweet lover of my soul ! 

My Jesus dear, my King divine; 
Come o'er my heart to rule. 

O come I and fix thy throne, 
In the midst of my heart ; 

O make it bum for thee alone, 
And from thence ne'er depart. 

Begone ye, from my mind 
Vain, childish earthly toys ; 

Id my Jesus alone 1 find 
True pleasures, solid joys. 



GRACES FROM MY JESUS FT.OWlNa. 



Graces from my Jesus flowing 
Set the faithful breast on fire ; 

Make the soul with raptures glowing. 
Naught but heav'nly bliss desire. 

Chorus. — ^Vain she thinks all transient joys. 
For eternal peace she sighs ; 
Nought can then disturb her rest, 
"With her God supremely blest. 



HYM2:S 



Here she may from care retiring*, 
Find a sweet and healing balm ; 

All celestial love inspiring-, 
Shed around a heavenly calm. 

Chorus, 

Here with purest love remaining-, 

Jesus answers ev'ry pray'r ; 
With his help the soul sustaining, 

Makes her ev'ry blessing share. 

CTunnis, 



O JESUS, JESUS, DEAREST LORD ! 



1 O Jesus, Jesus, dearest Lord, 

Forgive me if I say, 
For very love, thy sacred name, 

A thousand times a day ! 
I love thee so, I know not how 

My transports to control : 
Thy love is like a burning fire. 

Within my very soul. 

2 O wonderful ! that thou shouldst let 

So vile a heart as mine, 
Love thee with such a love as this, 

And make so free with thine. 
The craft of this wide world of ours 

Poor wisdom seems to me : 
Ah ! dearest Jesus, I have grown 

Childish with love of thee. 

3 For thou to me art all in all. 

My honor and my wealth. 
My heart's desire, my body's strength, 

My soul's eterntl health. 
Bum, burn, O love ! within my hearty 

Burn fiercely night and day, 
Till all the dross of earthly love 

Is burned and burned away. 



164 HTMXS. 

4 O ligbt in darkness, joy in grief f 

O Heav'n begun on eartia ! 
Jesus, my love, my treasure I who 

Can tell what thou art worth ! 
O Jesus, Jesus, sweetest Lord I 

What art thou not to me ? 
Each hour brings joys before unknown. 

Each day new liberty. 

5 "What limit is there to thee, love ? 

Thy flight where wilt thou stay ? 
On, on ! our Lord is sweeter far 

To-day than yesterday. 
O love of Jesus, blessed love ! 

So will it ever be : 
Time cannot hold thy wondrous growth, 

No, nor eternity. 



O! SING A JOYOUS CAROL. 



O ! sing a joyous carol 

Unto the holy Child, 
And praise with gladsome voices 

His JFother undefiled. 
Our youthful voices, greeting, 

Shall hail our infant King : 
And our sweet Lady listens 

When children's voices sing. 

Who is there meekly lying 

In yonder stable poor? 
Dear children, it is Jesus ; 

He bids you now adore. 
Who is there kneeling- hy him 

In virgin beauty fair? 
It is our Mother Mary : 

She bids yon all draw near. 



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Who is there near the manger 

That guards the holy Child! 
It is the great St. Joseph, 

Chaste spouse of Mary mild. 
Dear children, O ! how joyful , 

With them in heaven to be ! 
God grant that none be missing 

From that festivity. 



O BLEST FOR ETER THE MOTHER. 



1 O blest for e'er the Mother, 

And Virgin full of grace. 
Who bore our God, our Brother, 
The Saviour of our race ! 

Chorus. — Sweet Jesus, low before thee, 
We bend in fear and love, 
O grant we may adore thee 
In thy bright realms above ! 

2 Pure as the light of heaven. 

In meekness nearest thee, 
'Tis thou hast Mary given 
Our guide, our Iriend to be. 

Chorut, — Sweet Mother, tears are falling 

From hearts that love thy Son : 
Then hear thy children calling 
On thee, and bless thy own. 



166 HYMNS. 



AVE SANCTISSIMA. 



. Ave Sanctissima ! 

We lift our souls to thee, 
Ora pro nobis f 

'Tis nightfall on the sea. 
"Watch us while shadows lie, 

Far o'er the water spread : 
Hear the heart's lonely sigh, 

Thine too hath bled. 
Thou that hast looked on death, 

Aid us when death is nigh ; 
Whisper of heav'n to faith. 

Sweet Mother, sweet Mother, hear! 

Ora pro nobis, 
The wave must rock our sleep, 

Ora, Mater, ora, Star of the sea. 



S Ave Sanctissiraa ! 

List to thy children's pray'r. 
Audi Maria ! 

And take us to thy care. 
O thou whose virtues shine 

With brightest purity, 
Come and each thought refine, 

Till pure like thine I 
Oh save our souls from ill ; 

Guard thou our lives from fear ; 
Our heart with pleasure fill. 

Sweet Mother, sweet Mother, hear! 

Ora pro nobis, 
The wave must rock our sleep, 
'^ Ora, Mater, ora, Star of the se«» 



HYMNS. 167 

AS THE DEWY SHADES OF EVEN. 



1 As the dewy shades of even 

Gather o'er the balmy air 
Listen, srentle Queen of heaven. 

Listen to my vesper prayer ! 
CJwrus. — Holy Mother, near me hover, 

Free my thoughts from aught defiled , 
With thy wings of mercy cover 

Safe from harm thy helpless child ! 

2 Thine own sinless heart was broken, 

Sorrow's sword had pierced its core ; 
Holy Mothe r, by that token, 

Now thy pity I implore. 
Chorus, — Queen of Heaven, guard and guide me, 

Save my soul from dark despair ; 
In thy tender bosom hide me : 

Take me, Mother, to thy care. 

3 Mother of my Infant Saviour, 

Spouse of God, my plaint, O hear I 
Purest Virgin, gracious Matron, 
O relieve me by thy prayer ! 
Chorus. — From thy happy seat in Zion, 

Light me thro' this dark abode, 
Smile, O I gently smile upon me I 
Tell my sorrows to my God. 



JESUS CRUCIFIED. 



Oh ! come and mourn with me awhile : 

See, Mary calls us to her side ; 
Oh ! come and let us mourn with her : 

Jesus, oar love, is crucified ! 
Have we no tears to shed for him, 

While soldiers scoff and Jews deride? 
Ah ! look how patiently he hangs : 

Jesus, our love, is crucified I 



168 HYMNS. 

How fast liis hands and feet are nail'd I 

His blessed tongue with thirst is tied. 
His failing eyes are blind with blood : 

Jesus, our love, is erucifie<l ! 
His Mother cannot reach his face ; 

She stands in helplessness beside, 
Her heart is martyr'd with her Son's : 

Jesus, our love, is crucified ! 

Seven times he spoke, seven words of love, 

And all three hours his silence cried 
For merc}'^ on the souls of men : 

Jesus, our love, is crucified ! 
"What was thy crime, my dearest Lord ? 

By earth, by heaven, thou hast been tried 
And guilty found of too much love : 

Jesus, our love, is crucified I 

Found guilty of excess of love, 

It was thine own sweet will that tied 
Thee tighter far than helpless nails ; 

Jesus, our love, is crucified ! 
Death came and Jesus meekly bow'd ; 

His failing eyes he strove to guide 
TVith mindful love to Mary's face : 

Jesus, our Love, is crucified ! 

Oh break, oh break, hard heart of mine I 

Thy weak self-love and guilty pride 
His Pilate and his Judas were : 

Jesus, our love, is crucified ! 
Come, take thy stand beneath the cross,- 

And let the blood from out that side 
Frfll gently on thee drop by drop : 

Jesus, our love, is crucified ! 

A broken hear*, a fount of tears, 

Ask. and they will not be denied; 
A broken heart love's cradle is : 

Jesus, our love is crucified I 
O love of God I O sin of man ! 

In this dread act your strength is tried; 
And victory remains with love, 

For he, our love, is crucified ! 



HYMirs. 169 

ON THIS DAY, O BEAUTIFUL MOTHER! 

Month of May. 

Chorus. — ^On this day, O beautifal Mother f 

On this day we give thee our love. 

Near thee, Madonna, fondly we hover, 

Trusting thy gentle care to prove. 

Solo. — On this day we ask to share, 

Dearest Mother, thy sweet care ; 
Aid us ere our feet astray 
Wander from tny guiding way. 

CJiorus, 

Queen of angels, deign to hear 

Lisping children's humble prayer ; , 

Young hearts gain, O Virgin pure ! 

Sweetly to thyself allure. 



Rose of Sharon, lovely flow'r, 
Beauteous bud of Eden's bow'r. 
Cherished lily of the vale, 
Virgin, Mother, Queen, we hail ! 



Chorus* 



Chorus, 



In vain the flow rs of love we bring, 
In vain sweet music's note we sing. 
If contrite heart and lowly prayer 
Guide not our gifts to thy bright sphere. 

Chorus, 

Fast our days of life we mn, 
Soon the night of death will come ; 
Tower of strength, in that dread hour, 
Come with all thy gentle power I 

Chorus, 



170 HYMKS; 

O SANCTISSBIA. 



1 O sanctissima, O piisima, 

Dulcis Virgo Maria ; 
Mater amata, intemerata, 
Ora, ora pro nobis. 

2 Tota pulchra es, O Maria, 

Et macula non est in te : 
Mater amata, intemerata, 
Ora, ora pro nobis. 

3 Sicut lilium inter spinas, 

Sic Maria inter filias : 
Mater amata, intemerata, 
Ora, ora pro nobis. 

4 In miseria, in angustia, 

Ora Virgo pro nobis. 
Pro nobis ora in mortis hora ; 
• Ora, ora pro nobis 



FOR THE BLESSED VIRGIN. 



Knoum Air. 

Fading, still fading, the last beam is shining, 
Ave Maria ! day is declining : 
Safety and innocence fly with the light. 
Temptation and danger walk forth in the night : 
From the fall of the shade till the matin shall chimd, 
Shield uri frga daPg»^r ftn<i gave us from crime. 

^ye M^a I audi nos. 



HYMNS. 171 

Ave Maria ! O hear when we call ; 
Mother of Him who is Saviour of all ! 
Feeble and fearing, we trust in thy might, 
In doubting and darkness thy love be our light : 
Let us sleep on thy breast while the night taper bumi, 
And wake in thine arms when the morning returns. 
Ave Maria 1 audi nos. 



ST. CASIMIR'S HYMN. 



Daily, daily sing to Mary, 

Sing, my soul, her praises due : 

All her feasts, her actions worship 
With the heart's devotion true. 

€fhorus, — Lost in wond'ring contemplation, 
Be her majesty confest : 
Call her Mother, call her Virgin, 
Happy Mother, Virgin blest I 

She is mighty to deliver ; 

Call her, trust her lovingly: 
"When the tempest rages 'round thee, 

She will calm the troubled sea. 

Chorur^ 

All my senses, heart, affections. 
Strive to sound her glory forth : 

Spread abroad the sweet memorials 
Of the Virgin's priceless worth. 

Chorut^ 

All our joys do flow from Mary, 
All then join her praise to sing ; 

Trembling sing the Virgin Mother, 
Mother of our Lord and King. 



Chorut, 



Yi2 HYMNS. 



Holy Mary we implore thee^ 

By thy pnrity divine, 
Help us bending here before thee, 

Help us truly to be thine. 

Teach, O teach us, holy Mother \ 

How to conquer every sin ; 
How to love and help each other, 

How the prize of life to win. 

By the hope thy name inspires, 
By our doom reversed through thee, 

Help us. Queen of angel choirs f 
Now and through eternity. 

Ckonu, 



HAIL, HEAVNLY QUEEN, 



Hail, heav'nly Queen ! hail, foamy ocean's star f 
O be our guide, diffuse thy beams afar. 
Hail, Mother of God ! above all virgins blest ; 
Hail, happy gate of heav'ns eternal rest. 
Chorus. — Hail, foamy ocean's star I hail, heav'nly queen ! 
O be our guide to endless joys unseen ! 

"Hail, full of grace," with Gabriel we refeat — 
Thee, Queen of heav'n, from him we learn to greet , 
Then give us peace, which heaven alone can give, 
And, dead through Eve, through Mary let us live. 

Chorus, 

O break our chains, our captive souls release I 
O give us light, and let our blindness cease ! 
Let every ill that presses on our heart 
Fly at thy yoice, and ev'ry good impart. 

Chorus^ 



HTMXS. 

Thy children save ! O gracious Mother, hear ! 
From moistened eyes, O deign to wipe the tear I 
Thy pray rs for us to God thy Son present, 
Whose life and blood to save mankind were spent. 

Chorus, 
O Virgin meek, unmatched among mankind, 
In whom no stain, no blemish God did find ! 
From Satan's chains our c ptive souls set free. 
Make us like thee, meek, chaste and sinless be. 

Chorut^ 
Our lives unstained, in purity preserve. 
Nor e'er permit our ways from truth to swerve, 
That, when our time has roll'd its rapid round, 
"We may, with Christ, in heavenly bhss be crown'd. 

ChOTTUS, 

Eternal praise to God the Father be. 
Eternal ptaise to Christ's dread majesty; 
And equal prtiise to God the Holy Ghost, 
Here, as above, amongst the heav'nly host. 

CJwnis* 



THE NAME OF MARY. 



Chorus, — It is the name of Mary 

Which we to-day proclaim. 
Come, all ye Mary's children, 

To sing that lovely name. 
Come sing that name, dear children, 

It is your Mof her's own ; 
Unite your hearts and praises, 
And watt them to her throne. 

ChoriLS. 

A name of power and sweetness, 
Her name to us so dear, — 

A name of awe and grandeur, 
But grandeur free trom fear. 
^_ Chorus. 



174 HrMNS. 

Sweet name all strong yet tender, 

That name we love so well, — 
The joy of earth and heaven, 

The fear and dread of hell. 

Chorus, 
O name by which we triumph 

O'er hell's embattled foes, 
The victor's mead of glory 

And solace in his woes. 

Chorus, 



HAIL, VIRGIN, DEAREST IMARY, 



Solo. — Hail, Virgin, dearest Mary! 
Our lovely Queen of May I 
O spotless blessed Lady, 
Our lovely Queea of May ! 
Clio. — Thy children humbly bending 
Around thy shrine so dear, 
With heart and voice asoendinar. 
Sweet Mary, hear our prayer I 
Hail; Virgiu, &c. 

2 Behold earth's blossoms springing 

la beauteous form and hue ; 
All nature gladly bringing 
Her sweetest charms to you. 
Hail, Virgin, &c. 

3 We'll gather fresh, bright flowers 

To bind our fair Queen's brow : 
From gay and verdant bowers, 
We haste to crown thee now. 
Hail, Virgin, &c. 

A And now, our blessed M;>ther, 
Smile on our festal day ; 
Accept our wreath of flowers. 
And be our Queen of May i 
Hail, Virgin, &c. 



HYMNS. 175 

DEAR ANGEL, EVER AT MY SIDE. 



1 Dear angel, ever at my side, 

How lovelj'^ must thon be, 
To leave thy home in heaven, to guide 
A little child like me. 

2 Thy beautiful and shining face 

I see not, though so near ; 
The sweetness of thy soft low voice 
I am too deaf to hear. 

3 I cannot feel thee touch my hand, 

With pressure light and mild, 
To check me as my mother did, 
When I was but a child. 

4 But I have felt thee in my thoughts. 

Fighting with sin for me ; 
And when my heart loves God I know 
The sweetness is from thee. 

5 And when, dear spirit, I kneel down, 

Morning and night to prayer. 
Something there is within my heart, 
Which tells me thou art there. 

5 Yes ! when I pray thou prayest too : 
Thy prayer is all fcr me : 
But when I sleep, thou sleepest not, 
But watchest patiently. 

T Then love me, love me, angel dear I 
And I will love thee more ; 
And help me when my soul is cast 
Upon th' eternal shore. 



176 HYMNS. 

THE GUAEDIAN ANGELAS LAMENT. 



1 Thou hast sorrowed the spirit that loved thee, 

And watch 'd o'er thy footsteps for years ; 
Thoa hast made me at last to sigh o'er thee, 

In secret, in silence, and tears. 
For my Father in heaven I loved thee, 

For his sake I have g-uarded thy ways : 
Return, oh! return, I implore tliee, 

To love him, to serve, and to praise. 

2 O'er thy pathway through life still I hozer, 

Thee to comfort, to solace, to cheer, 
"With the love of a fond, saving brother, 

Through this desert of trial and fear. 
O when shall I clasp thee — how fondly ! 

And bear thee, all dangers now past, 
To the arms of the God who died for thee, 

To our home in the heavens at last. 



PATRONAGE OF ST. THOMAS. 



ChortLS. 

Holy Patron ! thee saluting, 
Here we meet with hearts sincere. 

Blest St. Thomas I all uniting 
Call on thee to hear our prayer. 

Happy Saint, in bliss adoring 

Jesus, Saviour of mankind. 
Hear thy children thee imploring I 

May we thy protection find, 

"Worldly dangers for them fearing, 
Youthful hearts to thee we bring ; 

Grant, in virtue persevering, 
Vice may ne'er their bosom sting. 

ChQru8, 



HYMNS. 177 



May our fervent prayers ascending, 
Move thee for our souls to plead ; 

May thy smile of peace descending 
Benedictions on us shed. 



Chorus. 



MY HAPPY HOME. 



Jerusalem, my happy home, 

How do I sigh for thee ! 
When shall my exile have an end ? 
Thj" joys when shall I see ? 
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 
Jerusalem, my happy home 
How do I sigh for thee I 

No sun or moon, in borrowed light, 

Revolve thine hours away ; 
The Lamb on Calvary's mountain slain 

Is thy eternal day. 
Jerusalem, etc. 

From every eye he wipes the tear : 
All sighs and sorrows cease ; 

No more alternate hope and fear 
But everlasting peace. 
Jerusalem, etc. 

The thought of thee to us is given, 

Our sorrows to beguile ; 
To anticipate the bliss of heaven, 

In his eternal smile. 
Jerusalem, etc. 



HYMN TO ST. THOMAS OP AaUIN. 



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HYMNS. 179 

AVE MARIS STELLA. 



Aye maris stella I 
Dei mater alma, 
Atque semper virgo 
Felix cneli porta. 



Sumens illud Ave 
Gabrielis ore, 
Funda nos in pace. 
Mutans nomen Evae. 



Solve vincla reis. 
Profer lumen csecis, 
Mala nostra pelle, 
Bona euncta posce. 



Monstra te esse matrem, 
Sumat per te preceSj 
Qui pro nobis natus 
Tulit esse tuus. 



Virgo singnlaris. 
Inter omnes mitis, 
Nos culpis solutos, 
Mitis fac et castos. 



Vitam prsesta puram 
Iter para tutum, 
TJt videntes Jesum, 
Semper collaetemur. 



Sit laus Deo Patri, 
Summo Christo decus, 
Spiritui Sancto, 
Tribus honor unus. Amen. 



180 HYMNS. 

APPROACH NOT THE ALTAR. 



Approach not the Altar with gloom on thy soul, 
Nor let thy feet falter from terror's control; 
God loves not the sadness of fear and distrust, 
O ! serve Him. with gladness, the Gentle, the Just. 



His bounty is tender, His being is love, 

His smile fills with splendor the blue arch above; 

Believing, confiding, O ! enter always 

His courts with thanksgiving. His portals with praise. 



Bring meekly before Him the faith of a child. 
Bow down and adore Him with heart undefiled; 
And by the still waters and through the green shades, 
With Mary, glad daughter, thy path shall be made. 



GENTLE STAR OF OCEAN. 



Gentle Star of Ocean, Portal of the sky. 
Ever Virgin Mother of the Lord most High; 
Oh ! by Gabriel's Ave, uttered long ago, 
Eva's name reversing, 'etablish'd peace below. 



Break the captive's fetters, light on blindness pour; 
All our ills expelling, ev'ry bliss implore; 
Show thyself a Mother, offer Him our sighs. 
Who for us Incarnate, did not thee despise. 



Virgin of all virgins, to thy shelter take us; 
Gentlest of the gentle, chaste and gentle make us. 
Thro' the highest heavens, to the Almighty Three, 
Father, Son and Spirit, one same glory be. 



HYMNS. 181 

COME, HOLY GHOST, CREATOR BLEST. 



Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest, 
And in our hearts take up Thy rest; 
Come with Thy grace and heavenly aid 
To fill the hearts which Thou hast made. 



O Comforter, to thee we cry; 
Thou heavenly gift of God most high; 
Thou fount of life and fire of love, 
And sweet anointing from above. 



O Holy Ghost, through Thee alone 
Know we the Father and the Son; 
Be this our never changing creed, 
That Thou dost from Them both proceed. 



Praise we the Father and the Son, 
And Holy Spirit with Them One; 
And may the Son on us bestow 
The gifts that from the Spirit flow. 



COME, HOLY GHOST. 



Come, Holy Ghost, send down those beams 
Which sweetly flow in silent streams. 

From Thy bright throne above. 
Come, Thou the Father of the poor. 
Thou bounteous source of all our store I 

Come, fill our hearts with love. 



182 HYMIS^S. 



Come, Thou, of comforters the best, 
Come, Thou, the soul's delightful guest, 

The pilgrim's sweet relief. 
Thou art our rest in toil and sweat, 
Refreshment in excessive heat, 

And solace in our grief. 



O sacred light, shoot home thy darts, 
O pierce the centre of these hearts ! 

Whose faith aspires to Thee. 
Without Thy God-head nothing can 
Have any price or worth in man. 

Nothing can harmless be. 



I MET THE GOOD SHEPHERD. 



I met the Good Shepherd but now on the plain, 
As homeward He carried His lost one again: 
I marveled how gently His burden He bore; 
And as He passed by me 1 knelt to adore. 



O Shepherd, Good Shepherd, Thy wounds they are deep; 
The wolves have sore hurt Thee in helping Thy sheep; 
Thy raiment all over with crimson is dyed; 
And what is this rent they have made in Thy side ? 



Ah, me ! how the thorns have entangled Thy hair; 
And cruelly riven that forehead so tair 1 
How feebly Thou drawest Thy faltering breath I 
And lo ! on Thy face is the shadow of death ! 

O Shepherd, Good Shepherd, and is it for me 
This grievous affliction has fallen on Thee ? 
Ah, then, let me strive for the love Thou hast borne 
To give Thee no longer occasion to mourn. 



HYMIS^S. 183 



ADESTE FIDELES. 



Adeste fideles 

Laeti triumphantes, 

Venite, venite in Bethlehem. 

Natum videte 

Regem Angelorum, 

Venite, adoremus 

Venite, adoremus Dominum. 



Deum de Deo, 
Lumen de lumine, 
Gestant puellae viscera: 
Deum verum 
Genitum non factum, 

Venite, &c. 



Cantet nunc lo ! 

Chorus angelorum; 

Cantet nunc aula coelestium* 

Gloria gloria 

In excelsis Deo. 

Venite, &c, 



Ergo, qui natus 
Die hodierna 
Jesu 1 tibi sit gloria, 
Patris aeterni 
Verbum caro factum. 

Venite, &c. 



184 HYMNS. 



FAIREST OF MORTALS. 



Fairest of mortals, vase of all blissful grace; 
Mary, our Mother, Protectress of this place. 
Oh ! watch thou o'er our infancy, 
And guard our infant purity. 

Chorus.— Mother, O hear thy children's fervent pray'r ! 
Mother, O hear and take us to thy care. 



Fountain o'erflowing, source of immortal life, 
Well-ppring of favors, with hope and solace rife. 
Oh ! be our strength, our hope and stay, 
And save us from this fearful day. 

Chorus, 



From early childhood our hearts to God belong. 
Time but increases and makes the ties more strong. 
Be Thou always beside us. 
To lead, to rule and guide us. 

Chcyfus, 



Kind benefactress of childhood's helpless years, 
O, sweet protectress in all its risks and fears. 
When life's last throes betide us. 
Come down and stand beside us. 

Chot^s. 



HYMNS. ;135 

O PUREST OF CEEATURES. 



O purest of creatures ! sweet Mottier ! sweet Maid I 
The one spotless womb wherein Jesus was laid ! 
Dark night hath come down on us, Mother ! and we 
Look out for thy shining, sweet Star of the Sea ! 

Deep night hath come down on this rough spoken world, 
And the banners of darkness are boldly unfurled; 
And the tempest-tost Church— all her eyes are on thee, 
They look to thy shining, sweet Star of the Sea ! 

O shine on us brighter than ever, then, shine ! 

For the primest of honor, dear Mother, is thine; 

*' Conceived without sin " thy new title shall be. 

Clear light from thy birth-spring, sweet Star of the Sea I 



Deep night hath come down on us. Mother, deep night, 
And we need more than ever the guide of thy light; 
For the darker the night is the brighter should be 
Thy beautiful, shining, sweet Star of the Sea ! 



HEART OF MARY. 



O heart of Mary ! pure and fair, 
There is no stain in thee; 

In Adam's fall thou hast no share; 
From sin's control thou'rt free. 

Vhxynts.—O heart of Mary ! pure and fair, 

No beauty can with thine compare; 
From ev'ry stain of sin thou'rt free; 
O make us pure in heart like thee ! 



186 IIYMT^S. 



As some fair lily midst the thorns. 
Thou 'mongst Eve's daughters art; 

Celestial purity adorns 
Thy crystal depth's chaste heart. 



O chaste abode of fairest love, 

In thee the King reposed; 
Thou art the spouse, the mystic dove, 

The fount, the garden closed. 



Chorus, 



O mystic olive of the field 

Which dost sweet balm impart; 
Thy shades from heats of passion shield, 

And glads the weary heart. 

Chorus. 

As children to their mother flee. 

When cloud-storms darkly lower, 
So loving hearts will haste to thee 

In sad affliction's hour. 



Chorus. 



As doves all innocent and pure 
Repose within their nest. 

So we from every ill secure 
In Mary's heart shall rest. 



Chorus. 



Sweet heart, within thy depths so chaste, 
We'll dwell and ne'er depart. 

Till thou our souls hast deeply placed 
In Jesus' Sacred H eart. 



Chorus. 



And when from the loved heart we*ll go 

To that of thy dear Son, 
O shall we leave thee then— ah, no. 

His Heart and thine are one. 



Chorus. 



HYMJS^S. 187 



O SALUTARIS. 



O Salutaris Hostia, 
Quae coeli pandis ostinm 
Bella premunt hostilia, 
Da robur, fer auxilium. 



Uni trinoque Domino 
Sit sempiterna gloria 
Qui vitam sine t ermine 
Nobis donet in patrla. 



TANTUM ERGO, 



Tantum ergo Sacramentum, 
Veneremur cernui; 

Et antiquum documentum, 
Novo cedat ritui*, 

Praestet fides supplementum, 
Sensuum defectui. 



Genitori, Genitoque, 

Laris et jubilatio, 
Salus, honor, virtus quoque, 

Sitetbenedictio: 
Procedenti ab utroque, 

Compar sit laudatio. Amen. 



188 HYMKS. 



TO-DAY HE^S RISEN. 



To-day He's risen, death no more 

Shall bind Him to the grave; 
Ko more can hell or sin's fell pow'r 

O'er Him dominion have. 
He, likened to our sinful form, 

Once doomed Himself to die. 
That He by death might death overcome. 

Its deadly sting destroy. 
Alleluia. 



O death ! where' s now thy mortal sting ? 

Where's now thy victory ? 
To-day His glorious praise we sing, 

Who triumphed over thee. 
Not triumphed for Himself alone, 

But by His mighty power, 
Taught us to triumph in our turn, 

Nor dread thy terrors more. 
Alleluia. 



I know that my Redeemer lives. 

And reigns above the skies ; 
He will revive my dust again, 

And bid my body rise. 
Then clothed in my own glorious flesh, 

I shall behold His face. 
That sweet hope in my bosom glows, 

And cheers my ling'ring days. 
Alleluia. 



HYMNS. 189 



ORA PRO ME. 



Ave Maria ! bright and pure, 

Hear, O hear me when I pray; 
Pains and pleasures try the pilgrim 

On his long and dreary way. 
Fears and perils are around me, 

Ave Maria, bright and pure, 
Ora pro me, Ora pro me. 

Ave Maria, Queen of heav'n. 
Teach, O teach me to obey; 
Lead me on thro' fierce temptations; 

Stand and meet me in the way. 
When I fail and faint, my Mother, 
Ave Maria, bright and pure, 
Ora pro me, Ora pro me. 



Then shall I, if thou, O Mary, 

Art my strong support and stay, 
Fear nor feel the three-fold danger 

Standing forth in dread array. 
Now anc ever shield and guard me, 
Ave Maria, bright and pure, 
Ora pro me, Ora pro me. 



When my eyes are slowly closing. 

And I fade from earth away. 
And when death, the stem destroyer, 

Claims my body as his prey. 
Claims my soul, and then, sweet Mary, 
Ave Maria, bright and pure, 
Ora pro me, Ora pro me. 



190 HYMI^S. 



LITANY OF THE BLESSED YIRGIlSr. 



Kyrie, eleison. 

Christe, eleison. 

Kyrie, eleison. 

Christe, audi nos. 

Christe, exaudinos. 

Pater de coells Deus, miserere nobis. 

Fill Redemptor mundi Deus, miserere nobis. 

Spiritus Sancte Deus, miserere nobis. 

Sancta Trinitas unus Deus, miserere nobis. 

Sancta Maria, 

Sancta Dei genetrix, 

Sancta virgo virginum, 

Mater Christi, 

Mater divinae gratia?, 

Mater purissima. 

Mater castissima. 

Mater inviolata. 

Mater intemerata. 

Mater amabilis. 

Mater admirabili^. 

Mater Creatoris, 

Mater Salvatoris, , 

Virgo prudentissima, 

Virgo veneranda, 

Virgo praedicanda, 

Virgo potens, 

Nirgo Clemens, 

Virgo fidelis, 

Speculum justitiae, 

Sedes sapientiae. 

Causa nostras laetitias, 

Vas spirituale, 

Vas honorabile, 

Vas insigne derotionis, 

Rosa mystica, 

Turris Davidica, 

Turris eburnea, 

Domus aurea, 

Foederis area, 

Janua cceli, 



HYMNS. 191 



Stella matn ina, 

Salus infirraorum, 

Ref ugium peccatorum, 

[^onsolatrix afflictorum, 

^uxilium Christianorum, 

Regina angelorum, 

Regina patriarcharum, 

Regina prophetarum, 

Regina apostolorum, 

Regina martyrum, 

Regina confessorum, 

Regina virginum, 

Regina sanctorum omninm, 

Regina, sine lal3e originali concepta, J 

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,parce nobis Bomine. 
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, exaudi nos Domine. 
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. 

V. Ora pro nobis, sancti Dei genetrix. 

R. Ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christe. 



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